Reno wildfire grows to 15,000 acres as Nevada's new wildfire exclusion law faces its first real test

With no state FAIR Plan and a brand-new law letting insurers carve out wildfire coverage entirely, evacuees may be about to find out what their policy doesn't cover

Josh Recamara Aug 25, 2026

NAIC extends private-rating deadlines as it recovers from June ShinyHunters breach

A breach of the system that assigns investment designations for state-regulated insurers disrupted statutory financial reporting across the industry. Not all systems are back online yet

Josh Recamara Aug 25, 2026

Guy Carpenter hires medical malpractice reinsurance specialist

The hire comes as carriers cut available limits from $15 million to $5 million or less across parts of the medical malpractice market

Josh Recamara Aug 25, 2026

Two Heffernan interns win national scholarships as the firm converts interns into hires

Heffernan ran an eight-week internship, identified specific candidates to hire from it, and had a former intern lead the program. That is one response to an industry losing half its workforce over the next 15 years

Josh Recamara Aug 25, 2026

Peer to Pier: How the broker's role is evolving

Lockton's Reid Eanes on what's driving a change in the broker outlook

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As if wildfires weren’t enough: what Europe's fire crews are also digging up

US insurers know wildfire misery. This year, European counterparts are dealing with a version most Americans have never had to think about: fires that set off eighty-year-old shells

Matthew Sellers Aug 24, 2026

Smoke damage and the business interruption gap most companies miss

Wildfire smoke business continuity has a coverage problem most managers find out about at claim time

Mark Rosanes Aug 24, 2026
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