Insurance Journal
AXA XL has launched a dedicated Alternative Risk Solutions (ARS) team, appointing Sylvain Bouteillé, current chief underwriting officer, specialty as its leader. The new team centralizes AXA XL’s alternative risk expertise to enhance its abilit...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Georgia Farm Bureau announced that Gary Willis, who recently served as executive director of insurance operations, is the general manager for the bureau’s insurance corporation. Willis takes over for George Monk, who retired Jan. 2, GFB said in...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Georgia Farm Bureau announced that Gary Willis, who recently served as executive director of insurance operations, is the general manager for the bureau’s insurance corporation. Willis takes over for George Monk, who retired Jan. 2, GFB said in...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
A federal trial is underway for a former St. Louis, Missouri alderman accused of defrauding an insurance company while in office. Brandon Bosley is charged with orchestrating a fraud scheme to obtain money from his insurance company by falsely inflat...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Warner Pacific, a general agency for brokers, based in California, has acquired Brokers Holding Group, a South Carolina general agency specializing in health plans and alternative funding for employer groups. The move expands Warner Pacific’s p...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
A powerful winter storm descending on Texas on Friday will be one of the toughest tests of the state’s electric grid since the system collapsed during a deadly 2021 freeze. Ice is predicted for the Dallas area, the Panhandle is …
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Brown University students resumed classes on Wednesday following a deadly shooting last month that shattered the typical sense of safety on the picturesque campus and spurred a review of the Ivy League institution’s security measures. A shooter...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Looking to ensure the longevity of a worthwhile federal program, the insurance industry has continued to lobby in favor of the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. A federal backstop for terrorism risk was first initiated late in 2002 by …
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Looking to ensure the longevity of a worthwhile federal program, the insurance industry has continued to lobby in favor of the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026. The legislation (HR 7128)—sponsored by Mike Flood, R-Neb., and cosponsored by And...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice a...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice a...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
The world has become increasingly data-driven: Social media algorithms track engagement to personalize your experience, retail loyalty cards use purchase data to offer relevant promotions – and the list goes on. So, it should come as no surprise how...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week announced that his office charged a Chicago man over his role in the thefts of multiple vehicles while he was working for the city of Chicago in the Department of Streets and Sanitation …
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Beazley Plc has rejected Zurich Insurance Group AG’s £7.7 billion ($10.3 billion) takeover approach, the latest twist in the Swiss giant’s attempt to acquire the UK specialty insurer. London-listed Beazley said its board has unanimously t...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Beazley Plc has rejected Zurich Insurance Group AG’s £7.7 billion ($10.3 billion) takeover approach, the latest twist in the Swiss giant’s attempt to acquire the UK specialty insurer. London-listed Beazley said its board has unanimously t...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan’s largest utility, suspended the restart process of its nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, less than a day after resuming its first reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. TEPCO, as the utility is know...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
DUAL LatAm, part of DUAL Group, announced a significant increase in property capacity across Latin America, marking a strategic expansion of the property binder established with Brit in 2025 and reinforcing its commitment to delivering robust, reliab...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Brown & Riding, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, hired Seth Fagan to its national property practice. Fagan has over 20 years of experience in the wholesale insurance space. He specializes in complex property risks, including, but not limited to, c...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Three of the world’s largest dairy companies are recalling and blocking batches of infant milk formula after a contamination scare that began with Nestle widened on Wednesday to French groups Danone and Lactalis. The recalls highlight how a sin...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
A new era has begun of “global water bankruptcy,” with humans depleting freshwater systems to the point they can’t recover, according to a new United Nations report. Three-quarters of the world’s population — about 6.1 billion...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory …
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft, PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued for allegedly compiling reports used to screen job applicants without their knowledge. The la...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Crawford & Company Announces New Operating Divisions, Appoints Hoberman CEO of US Operations Crawford & Company, headquartered in Atlanta, has announced a new global operating structure. Effective Jan. 1, Crawford operates under two divisions...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions were down 12% in 2025, compared with 2024. According to investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners, there were 695 insurance agency deals in 2025. There were 787 deals in 2024. Despite...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026
Falls from heights were the most cited serious workplace safety violation by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for the 20th straight year. In the past four months, L&I issued $1.4 million in fines to five construction comp...
Posted: Jan 22, 2026