World Insurance Associates buys New Jersey snow and ice specialist
Arctic Risk Specialists brings a contractor book built around one of commercial liability's most claims-heavy niches
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The Standard adds California specialist as mandate drives demand
California's mandate now covers every employer with a W-2 worker, and The Standard is adding specialist capacity in Orange County and San Diego to meet demand
Chinese AI models discussed bioweapons after safety controls failed
Moonshot stayed silent for six weeks after a jailbreak warning, raising questions about AI safety controls that cyber and tech E&O wordings have yet to answer
Passengers Avert Crash Tackling Pilot Who Stabbed Colleague
A pilot of a jet carrying more than 170 passengers to Tel Aviv stabbed his colleague and tried to crash the plane in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu branded a serious security incident.
Former executive sues TD Insurance over ‘religious bias’ firing
A former executive of Canadian firm TD General Insurance Company filed a claim in Ontario Superior Court alleging she was wrongfully dismissed after adding a Christian message to her e-mail signature,
PRA's funded reinsurance deadline arrives with final rules still pending
Deals not fully transferred by today lose the old capital treatment, but insurers are pricing against proposals the PRA has yet to finalise
AI chiefs called to Australian Senate inquiry
The chief executives of U.S. firms OpenAI LP and Anthropic PBC, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, have been called to appear at an Australian Senate inquiry on artificial intelligence, following reports th
AIG’s Lexington Starts Financial Institutions Practice
American International Group’s excess & surplus subsidiary Lexington Insurance has set up a dedicated financial institutions practice to support wholesale produced private company banks, ass
Bayer Faces Trial Test of Remaining Roundup Claims After Supreme Court Win
Attorneys for three cancer patients told a Missouri jury on Tuesday that Bayer’s Monsanto unit failed to adequately test its Roundup weedkiller before selling it, starting a trial that could hel
Griffin’s University Plan Turbocharges Miami Transformation
Ken Griffin has spent years trying to reshape Miami from a playground for the world’s wealthy into a high-finance and technology hub. That effort has largely centered on the city’s burgeon
Pa. child welfare provider liability bill advances
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill intended to address rising liability insurance costs for child welfare providers.
People Moves: Howden Re Launches Danish Office, Naming Ellborg as MD; Re/Insurance Broker Cogent Names Holberry as CEO Designate
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Re and the re/insurance broker Cogent. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Re Launches Danish Office, Naming Ell
Insurance moves: Ascot, Everest, MSIG USA, Starr, Paragon, Corgi, More
Ascot splits into two divisions and hires AIG's Chris Flatt for a new consumer unit, as Everest, MSIG USA and Starr fill senior roles
£8.7m for rubber-stamping a contractor's homework - court backs award against Avison Young
The project manager certified the payments. The contractor went bust. Guess who pays
Banyan venture focuses on wildfire-exposed property risk
Specialty managing general agent Banyan Risk Ltd. on Wednesday launched Red Fox Risk Ltd., a specialist underwriting venture focused on wildfire-exposed property risk in the United States.
Insurance moves: VIPR, Everest and BMS Group
They include a new finance chief and a new non-executive chair
National Comp 2026: Workplace Wearables, Opportunities and Best Practices
Wearables offer real-time hazard detection and ergonomic insights, but employers must weigh privacy concerns, employee buy-in, and the role these tools should play in decision-making. The post Nationa
Tooker to Succeed Swift as CEO of The Hartford
The Hartford President A. Morris “Mo” Tooker is to succeed Christopher Swift as CEO in March 2027. Swift will transition to the role of executive chair of the board after nearly 13 years a
McKinsey Rebukes Partner Who Questioned Challenges Facing Women CEOs
A McKinsey & Co. senior partner’s online comments questioning some challenges that women leaders face in the workplace have prompted a rebuke from his employer. McKinsey said it was “d
Unrated reinsurers creep into $30-billion US fronting market
AM Best flags credit risk as fronting carriers lean on unauthorized and offshore reinsurance to support MGA growth
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