Mission-backed Kyntra targets hard-to-place property risks
Dublin-based MGA offers individual underwriting across manufacturing, warehousing and unoccupied property
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Economic losses from floods top $1B: Aon
Recent flooding across Thailand could cause up to $1 billion in economic losses, with insured losses likely far lower, according to Aon plc, Insurance News BD reported. Heavy rains tied to seasonal mo
Broker facilities expand as tech and alternative capital reshape capacity
Broker facilities that automatically or rapidly provide following capacity are expanding as brokers seek to speed placements, use data to package portfolios of risks, and tap additional sources of cap
Risk is more interconnected than ever - but operating in complexity is an insurer's strength
Three distinct challenges are shifting roles as risk managers
Aviva launches US specialty business
Aviva on Wednesday launched Aviva Specialty, its U.S. specialty insurance platform, based in New York. The wholly owned surplus lines insurer will begin underwriting commercial property risks in the f
Icen Risk adds two senior tax underwriters to North America team
Hannah Tucker and Courtney Johnson join from QBE as Icen builds out its specialist underwriting bench
People Moves: Severino Joins Alliant’s Midwest Benefits Team; Doubtless Names Wiley as Regional President for North America
Jeff Severino has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president within its employee benefits group on the Alliant Affinity team. Based in Kansas City, Severino will work with clients nationwide
AI-backed criminals change strategies in cyberattacks
Ransomware remains a persistent source of claims and losses even as cybercriminals have changed their strategies for treating data, industry experts said. Criminals are turning to sorting and sifting
Aviva formally launches US specialty insurance business
Property underwriting will begin in Q4 2026 as the UK giant builds out surplus lines platform
CFC adds executive protection, AI cover to cyber policy
Cyber Proactive Response update also stretches the business interruption indemnity period to 18 months
Multiple fatalities reported as drones, missiles hit Saudi international airports
Insurers, airlines on alert after sharp escalation in civilian risk
Texas suits add to countertop silicosis liability crisis
Liberty Mutual units sued two Texas-based makers of artificial stone countertops Monday, expanding a legal battle over who should pay when stone fabricators contract a devastating lung disease.
Six Charged for Roles in ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Robberies of Jewelry Stores
Six people have been charged for their alleged roles in “smash-and-grab” robberies targeting jewelry stores across New Jersey in 2025 and 2026, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Accor
Judge throws the book at TV station, discovers outdated edition
Before throwing the book at someone, it helps to check whether the legislature has removed a few pages. A New Orleans judge learned that lesson after seeking criminal charges against a television stat
Amguard keeps take-nothing verdict after jury finds both sides broke policy
A jury faulted both sides. Only one walked away with nothing
California doubles post-wildfire insurance cancellation ban to two years
California just doubled the clock on post-wildfire insurance cancellation bans
Industry Reacts to Senators’ Letter for Claims Data and Recent Reports
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are on the wrong track and misunderstand the influences that can affect claims, the industry said. The senators have sent letters to some of the largest perso
Acrisure UK takes over BIBA's latent defects scheme
The appointment comes as LDI placements grow more complex amid a hard structural warranty market
Ransomware gang targets FlyDubai - and says it has Boeing's code
The same gang that disrupted European airports is now claiming Boeing's proprietary source code, raising questions for cyber and tech E&O
Snow-crushed barndominium claim melts at Idaho Supreme Court
Twenty-five new items appeared on the second inventory. Zero receipts followed
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