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Markel Specialty Senior Director: Hospitals Using AI, Command Center to Control Childbirth Claims
Paul Greve, senior director, health care risk solutions, Markel Specialty, said hospitals are implementing command centers to monitor laboring patients and adopting AI-based protocols. Greve spoke ...
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Conning Director Forecasts Strong but Slowing P/C Growth as Cat Losses, Inflation Shape Outlook
Alan Dobbins, director of insurance research at Conning, outlines decelerating premium growth, persistent catastrophe pressures, moderating inflation, and steady investment income as the key forces ...
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Honigman Partner: Sexual Misconduct Claims a Top Concern for Health Care Captive Insurers
Julie Robertson, partner, Honigman, said captive insurers are navigating sexual misconduct liability, compliance rules, and M&A-driven complexity. Robertson spoke with AM Best TV at the Cayman ...
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Campbells Partner: Cayman Regulator Plans New Insurance Licenses
Tim Dawson, partner, Campbells LLP, said regulators are expected to introduce new licenses for reinsurance brokers, managing general agents, and a captive class for medium and large reinsurers by ...
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Kensington SVP: Mid-Career Professionals Find Second Acts in Specialized Insurance
Kyla MacDonald, senior vice president, Kensington, said professionals from accounting, law, and technology can leverage relationship skills and adaptability for success in insurance. MacDonald spoke ...
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Milliman Principal: Climate Risks, Cyberthreats Drive Companies to Self-Insurance
Mike Meehan, principal, Milliman, said self-insurance fills gaps left by carriers cutting ransomware protection. Meehan spoke with AM Best TV at the Cayman Captive Forum 2025. Following is an ...
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Best's News: US Health Carriers Dominate AM Best Ranking of World's Top Insurers by NPW
U.S. health insurers again dominated AM Best's annual ranking of the world's largest insurer in terms of net premiums written while a diverse mix of international companies populated the ranking in ...
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Doxa CEO: MGA Market Accelerates as Innovation, Specialization Redefine Insurance Landscape
Matt Sackett, chief executive officer, Doxa, discusses how managing general agents are driving innovation and growth through agility, technology and data while navigating economic and regulatory ...
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Acrisure Execs: Medical Liability Insurers Retreat as Nuclear Verdicts, Abuse Claims Mount
John Sutton and George Crathern, both of Acrisure London Wholesale, said health care providers now need 20 carriers for coverage that once required just four. Both spoke with AM Best TV at the Cayman ...
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FM Science Chief: Companies Still Unprepared for Extreme Weather, Leaving Insurance Gaps
Louis Gritzo, chief science officer, at the commercial property insurer FM, discusses gaps in extreme weather preparedness, and how insurers can help companies build resilience through risk ...
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Insurance-Backed Nonprofit Targets Saving Lives
The nonprofit Insurance Collaboration to Save Lives has a goal: 1 million lives saved. The ICSL hopes reaching that goal will involve more insurers testing to detect and treat common drivers of ...
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Crowe Insurance Tax Partner: IRS Intensifies Scrutiny of Captive Insurance Arrangements
Kristen Lawler, insurance tax partner, Crowe, said U.S. federal auditors are demanding proof of genuine risk distribution among captive insurers, requiring documentation and governance. Lawler spoke ...
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Through Fire, Wind and Rain, IBHS Tests Top Thinkers to Assess Dwelling Risks
With hurricanes, severe convective storms and wildfires becoming an increasing risk for property/casualty insurers, the industry realized it needed a better understanding of the impact these perils ...
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Utah Bill Updates Auto Insurance Policy Coverage, Repair Part Rules
An automobile insurance bill was introduced in the Utah House of Representatives that updates policy coverage requirements, directs the types of parts repair shops use for insurance work and ...
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Washington Bill Aims to End Premium Income Tax ‘Loophole’
During its upcoming session, the Washington Senate will consider a bill that would alter eligibility for a tax exemption covering gross premiums, closing a "loophole" that allowed businesses that do ...
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Sentinel Security, Atlantic Coast Life Report Personal Data Breach
Sentinel Security Life Insurance Co. and Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Co. said they suffered a cyberbreach that potentially exposed personal identifiable data of policyholders and others. The ...
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Goldman Helps Lead Financing for 5-Gigawatt Texas AI Power Sites
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is co-leading financing for a Texas project to build private power campuses for artificial intelligence. The New York banking giant is working with real estate advisory Newmark Group Inc. to raise both equity and credit for …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Texas Secures $1.25M Settlement from Hyatt for Consumer Protection Violations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.25 million settlement with Hyatt Corporation for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised. Paxton’s lawsuit against the company alleged …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Michigan AG Provides Tips to Avoid Storm-Related Scams
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a reminder to residents to watch out for post-storm scams after a winter storm brought frigid air and more than two feet of snow to much of the state. To avoid falling victim to …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Ohio Wendy’s Sued for Disability and Age Discrimination
Wendy’s International, LLC violated federal law when it discriminated against a district manager because of disability and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced. According to the lawsuit, Wendy’s International, LLC, which owns and …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Last of 7 Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraudsters Sentenced to Prison Time
A wide net cast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the FBI has landed its final catch—prison time for the last of six Kentucky farmers and a warehouse manager found guilty of a long-running tobacco crop-insurance fraud scheme. Larry …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Target, Walmart, Whole Foods Targeted in Botulism Suits
Target Corp., Whole Foods Market and Walmart Inc. will be added as defendants in lawsuits against baby formula maker ByHeart for selling a product potentially contaminated with spores that cause infant botulism. Bill Marler, a prominent foodborne-illness attorney who is …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Brown University Faces US Probe Over Security After Deadly Shooting
Brown University placed its campus police chief on administrative leave and the Trump administration announced an investigation into the school’s security measures after a shooting rampage this month that killed two students and injured nine others. The Education Department’s Office …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Tech Update: Zurich Launches AI-Powered Tool to Boost Multinational Contract Certainty
Zurich Insurance Group has launched Zurich Program IQ to help multinational businesses operate with confidence in an increasingly complex risk environment. This new AI-powered tool has been designed to further enhance contract certainty of multinational insurance programs across multiple regions, …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Mexico Train Derailment Piles Pressure on Sheinbaum Over Safety of Megaprojects
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend, killing 13 people and injuring 98 others, the latest in a series of accidents that have put pressure on her …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Some Good Climate News to End the Year
Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions kept rising in 2025 and country pledges to cut them are nowhere near where they need to be to avoid catastrophic climate change, but there were silver linings too. The world is decarbonizing faster than was …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

2025 Was One of Three Hottest Years on Record: Researchers
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

China Lashes Out at Criticism as Taiwan Drills Seem to Wind Down
China blasted Western criticism of its most intrusive drills ever around Taiwan as its armed forces appeared to wrap up the maneuvers. The Taiwan question was an “internal affair” and “no country is entitled to make irresponsible comments” about the …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Severity Was Up, But Will Falling Claims Volume Impact the Profession?
The average claim severity during the third quarter 2025 could turn out to be one of the highest quarterly amounts in recent history, however the quarter will produce the lowest claim volume in five years—continuing a trend of decreased catastrophe …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

AI, Litigation Funding and Market Currents: What CM Readers Cared About in 2025
As 2025 unfolded, Carrier Management readers gravitated toward features that explored the intersection of technology, economics, and strategy. From artificial intelligence transforming underwriting to litigation funding reshaping claims costs, and regulatory shifts redefining market dynamics, here are the 10 most-viewed …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Fight Over Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Moves to Appeals Court
The US Chamber of Commerce is appealing a federal court’s refusal to block the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on applications for H-1B visas that are heavily relied on by American technology companies for hiring skilled foreign workers. The national business …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

[Video] Wildfires, Lawsuits, AI, and M&A: A Look Back at Insurance in 2025
Insurance Journal recaps the biggest stories of 2025—across all of our regions—from record-breaking wildfires and climate losses to broker mega-deals, litigation reform, cyber threats, AI-driven layoffs, and signs of recovery in key insurance markets heading into 2026. Watch this end-of-year …
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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