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Tribunal Upholds FCA Ban on Advisers Over £126m Pension Transfer Failings
The Upper Tribunal upheld the FCA’s decision to ban Heather Dunne and Christopher Fenech after unsuitable defined benefi...
Fitch Puts Delaware Life on Rating Watch Negative, Signals Governance Shift for US Life Insurers
Fitch Ratings warns governance and disclosure will weigh more heavily on US life insurer credit reviews after Delaware L...
Talcott and Goldman Sachs Launch $1bn West Grove Re Sidecar for US Annuities
Talcott Financial Group and Goldman Sachs have closed roughly $1bn for Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance sidecar West Grove ...
Ageas Re Reshapes Operations into Three Regional Units to Boost Client Proximity
Brussels-based reinsurer Ageas Re will reorganise into three regional divisions from September 1, 2026, appointing new l...
Enlyte Targets Bodily Injury Claims Leakage With Structured Demand Evaluation
An Enlyte webinar argues inconsistent demand evaluation is quietly inflating bodily injury settlements — and pitches str...
South Carolina Bars Keep $1M Liability Mandate as Budget Relief Fails
A plan to suspend South Carolina's $1 million liquor liability insurance requirement was stripped from the state budget,...
Anthem Pitches Hybrid Care to Colorado Employers as Benefit Costs Bite
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is urging Colorado employers to adopt a hybrid model mixing virtual, digital and in-pe...
Oklahoma Judge Threatens Sanctions as State Farm Hail Claim Case Heads to Trial
A judge ordered State Farm to trial in December over a denied Oklahoma hail claim and threatened sanctions, sharpening s...
Markel Names Allianz Veteran Doan Nguyen to Lead London Specialty Unit
Markel Insurance appoints Doan Nguyen as managing director of its London specialty division, tapping her Allianz Commerc...
UK MGA Alps targets £13m add-on push as Renters' Rights Act reshapes landlord risk
The Cheshire MGA posts 13% EBITDA growth and targets £13m of written premium by 2028, betting on products spawned by the...
Third Hormuz Attack in 48 Hours Puts Marine War-Risk Insurers Back on Alert
A bulker hit near Hormuz follows two near-misses and pushes war-risk premiums toward crisis highs, while the Red Sea fal...
Court of Appeal trims broker fraud damages to £3.67m in AFL client money case
UK Court of Appeal cuts damages owed by former AFL Insurance Brokers directors to £3.67m, ruling post-fraud trading loss...
FM Global's Mary Rieck: Designing Out Property Loss Before Construction
FM Global underwriter Mary Rieck says most property losses are avoidable if design-stage decisions on placement, drainag...
Specialist Insurance Is a Claim Most Firms Can't Back, Says Accredited CEO
Accredited's Stuart McMurdo says too many London-market firms call themselves specialists without a real edge — and argu...
Mexico Moves to Overhaul Medical Expense Insurance as Premiums Surge
A Mexican reform initiative would tighten oversight of medical-expense insurers and improve transparency as medical infl...
Small UK Pension Schemes Keep Seizing Bulk Annuity Buy-In Opportunities
Quantum Advisory completes £9.7m Aviva buy-in for a transport-sector scheme with 100 members, evidence that smaller DB f...
Farmers Files California Plan to Expand Business Coverage With 15% Average Rate Hike
Farmers Insurance is pairing a proposed statewide commercial rate increase above 15% with a commitment to write more tha...
CNA Financial's Q2 2026 Profit Rises to $321M as Investment Income Offsets Underwriting Pressure
Chicago-based CNA reported Q2 2026 net income of $321 million as investment income climbed to $701 million, even as its ...
J.P. Morgan Sees Reinsurance Pricing Pressure Lasting Into 2027
J.P. Morgan expects European reinsurance pricing to stay under pressure into 2027 despite strong profitability, and has ...
Workers' Comp Professionals Want AI — With Guardrails, Survey Finds
A Healthesystems survey at National Comp 2025 shows claims leaders prioritizing data, struggling with comorbidities and ...
AXA XL Consolidates Alternative Risk Unit as Casualty Market Stays Hard
AXA XL has folded captives, fronting and structured risk solutions into one team, betting that a persistently hard casua...
Fuego Leads Names COO and Marketing Chief as Health Insurance Expansion Continues
Fuego Leads and Health Insurance Alliance add Kent Kirkwood as COO and Daniel Altman as SVP of Marketing to support grow...
21 States Sue to Block 2027 ACA Rule Expanding Catastrophic Health Plans
A 21-state coalition led by Michigan's attorney general is challenging a federal rule it says would push millions off AC...
RV Theft Falls 20% in 2025, Yet Most Stolen Units Never Return, NICB Says
A new NICB report shows recreational vehicle thefts declining 20% while roughly two-thirds of stolen motorcycles, ATVs a...
Claims AI: Measure Better Decisions, Not Just Faster Activity
Claims leaders can count what AI does, but not whether it improves claim outcomes. Industry experts argue for scorecards...
Aviva to Match up to £5,000 per Broker Charity Drive in New Fund Scheme
Aviva will match up to £5,000 per broker-led charity initiative under its new Double the Difference fund, with £200,000 ...
Verisk Estimates Japan Quake Insured Losses at Up to $2.1 Billion
Verisk puts insured losses from the July 28 Kyushu earthquake at JPY 220-340 billion ($1.4-2.1B), with semiconductor and...
Birmingham tops UK car-theft rankings — but recovered cars carry a value hit cover often ignores
Birmingham leads new UK vehicle-theft rankings, yet specialists warn recovered cars keep a permanent marker that can cut...
Chinese Robots Are Flooding UK Warehouses — and the Insurance Market Is Catching Up
Geek+ robots already move goods for Tesco, Asda and Next across ten UK sites, but liability, certification and data ques...
Geopolitical Risk Overtakes Supply Chains as Construction's Top Concern, Arch Survey Finds
More than half of construction firms now rank geopolitical instability their top concern, and nearly a third have moved ...