Site Map (Articles) for August - 2026

Date
Title
17 Aug 2026
What's driving the Employment Practices Liability (EPL) market?
17 Aug 2026
Wrongful data collection exclusions are spreading – what brokers need to check in cyber policies
17 Aug 2026
Traditional PE roll-up model is “running its course”: AGI CEO
17 Aug 2026
AI cyber liability risk is outpacing the coverage you think you have
17 Aug 2026
Aon brings $200 million in dedicated capacity to R&W and tax insurance
17 Aug 2026
One in three claimants say their coverage fell short, survey finds
17 Aug 2026
Fidelis Partnership cuts borrowing cost by 225bps in $2bn debt move
17 Aug 2026
Centene CFO Drew Asher to retire as Chris Neczypor named successor
17 Aug 2026
Dental, vision, and mental health coverage all rise in Northwest
17 Aug 2026
PBM market shift starts with small employers, survey finds
17 Aug 2026
Price Forbes swipes Harris from Howden to help with tough gig
17 Aug 2026
Health insurance keeps 23 million US workers from quitting
17 Aug 2026
Record Indiana flooding kills seven as flood insurance gaps come into focus
17 Aug 2026
Mangione pleads guilty as insurers continue paying the security cost of Thompson's killing
17 Aug 2026
Lala tests Hawaii's fragmented insurance market as flood and mudslide claims mount
17 Aug 2026
Talanx posts record H1 profit as Iran conflict reserve signals the risk still to be priced
17 Aug 2026
Moody's pushes for near-term framework to translate climate risk into credit terms
17 Aug 2026
MS Amlin's Q1 profit jumps to $77 million as North American book performs
17 Aug 2026
Progressive sues to avoid paying trucking crash claim over unlisted truck
17 Aug 2026
Contractor sues Tower Hill insurers, alleges scheme to destroy its business
17 Aug 2026
Racketeering suit alleges TWIA hid cuts to Beryl claim estimates
17 Aug 2026
Cincinnati Insurance owes nothing on $5.1 million death judgment, court rules
17 Aug 2026
California court says claimant can't undo Farmers policy-limits settlement
17 Aug 2026
Judge upholds ruling that ArcLight unit never sought coverage
17 Aug 2026
Insurers can't escape attorney fees by choosing repairs, Florida court rules
16 Aug 2026
Westaim posts $81.5 million Q2 loss as Ceres Life scales toward profitability
14 Aug 2026
Bloomberg calls to cut broker insurance commissions
14 Aug 2026
Derecho losses mount, but property market unlikely to turn, says broker
14 Aug 2026
Simplicity beats price in closing the SME cyber insurance gap
14 Aug 2026
Final days to nominate: Who should be in the 2027 Hot 100?
14 Aug 2026
Kentucky family agency sale shows deal prices holding firm
14 Aug 2026
Brown & Riding adds property broker amid rate shift
14 Aug 2026
ManhattanLife secures rare second charter in New York
14 Aug 2026
CRC adds CAT specialist amid wholesale hiring wave
14 Aug 2026
Employee benefits remain an untapped captive market
14 Aug 2026
State price battle signals new leverage for benefits brokers
13 Aug 2026
NCOIL readopts distracted driving model law as states report double-digit crash drops
13 Aug 2026
Westfield Specialty grows premium 25% in H1 2026
13 Aug 2026
Kin posts profitable Q2 growth while insurtech peers still chase breakeven
13 Aug 2026
Heffernan Life Division partners with Lion Street for high-net-worth planning
13 Aug 2026
QBE's adjusted profit climbs to $1.03 billion in half-year result
13 Aug 2026
Hawaii's fragile property market faces a new test as Tropical Storm Lala takes aim at the Big Island
13 Aug 2026
A sanctioned Russian insurer has quietly emerged behind the salvage of the tanker rotting off Oman
13 Aug 2026
Insureds sue Evanston and Markel over alleged refusal to indemnify settlement
13 Aug 2026
Three producers quit together, and clients allegedly moved to a rival
13 Aug 2026
Utica Mutual asks court to hand medical-transport defense to Markel
13 Aug 2026
Settlement ends Mt. Hawley's coverage appeal at the Eleventh Circuit
13 Aug 2026
Ghost rates cost insurers their edge in surprise-billing disputes
13 Aug 2026
Citizens serves duplicate sanctions notice and loses its fee bid
13 Aug 2026
Florida court spares insurance guaranty fund from a settlement's lawyer fees
13 Aug 2026
Soft property market sets up insurance-to-value reckoning, Amwins warns
13 Aug 2026
Fine art insurance faces a new generation of collectors
13 Aug 2026
Benefits that fit no-one are a data problem, not a design problem
13 Aug 2026
Why has home insurance gone up so much?
13 Aug 2026
Sixteen PFML programs, no unified standards, and more states coming
13 Aug 2026
Insurance programs may miss Lithium Triangle losses, WTW warns
13 Aug 2026
Marsh names Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer
13 Aug 2026
Presurance narrows to Texas homeowners as commercial lines wind down
13 Aug 2026
More large employers are turning to ICHRA as group costs climb
13 Aug 2026
Employers tighten grip on benefits as premium hikes hit 10% and above
13 Aug 2026
Liberty Mutual Re and Safehub complete first sensor-triggered earthquake parametric payout
13 Aug 2026
Ohio prison lightning strike puts a $1.65 billion claims trend back in focus
13 Aug 2026
Top independent agencies kept profit margins strong even as growth slowed - Big "I"
13 Aug 2026
Wildfire risk now covers $1.4 trillion in western US property value, Cotality finds
13 Aug 2026
Sunstar Insurance Group enters Minnesota with RJR Faribo acquisition
13 Aug 2026
Eighth Circuit rejects Berkley's $2.5 million recovery from Broan-Nutone
13 Aug 2026
Massachusetts court says one prescription triggers MAG Mutual's duty to defend
13 Aug 2026
Stolen containers vanish on Allied Universal's watch, insurer's lawsuit claims
13 Aug 2026
HUB sues rival Alliant, alleges ex-producer lured away key clients
12 Aug 2026
CUSMA breakdown could cost Canada over 100,000 jobs: report
12 Aug 2026
Mutual insurers’ commercial push opens doors for independent agents
12 Aug 2026
The ESG double-bind: Why boards face pressure from both sides of the political spectrum
12 Aug 2026
Insurance Business names top US program carriers and administrators 2026
12 Aug 2026
Commercial insurers who don't build their own AI tools will fall behind
12 Aug 2026
Can flood endorsements fix the US protection gap?
12 Aug 2026
Fortune 100 carriers lag on API integration, MGA says
12 Aug 2026
Private equity's insurtech appetite has shifted from cloud to AI
12 Aug 2026
Amynta Group acquires 70-year-old agribusiness MGU in Virginia
12 Aug 2026
The Hartford elects former Fannie Mae CEO to its board
12 Aug 2026
American Integrity posts record Q2 as litigation reforms pay off
12 Aug 2026
Most employers want to cut healthcare costs. Data access is what stops them
12 Aug 2026
Autonomous AI hit on Taiwan linked to China
12 Aug 2026
Best Insurance Carriers and Program Administrators in the USA
12 Aug 2026
Homegrown technology: competitive advantage or operational debt?
12 Aug 2026
Court voids No Surprises Act formula used to settle billing disputes
12 Aug 2026
Hawaii employers now owe military family leave under Act 13
12 Aug 2026
Health tech vendor breach hits 3.8 million patients' benefits data
12 Aug 2026
Midwest derecho exposes flood coverage gap across four states
12 Aug 2026
Data center fire losses expose risks brokers cannot afford to miss
12 Aug 2026
Liberty Mutual sues two carriers, alleging they ducked a contractor's defense
12 Aug 2026
Auto exclusion or mounted equipment? Insurers battle over hi-rail crash coverage
12 Aug 2026
Delaware court rules Ironshore must cover StoneX employee arbitration
12 Aug 2026
Minnesota Supreme Court reinstates dismissal of State Farm appraisal lawsuit
12 Aug 2026
Alabama justices revive insurer's duty-to-defend case over courthouse injury claims
12 Aug 2026
California eyes Home Hardening Week to curb insurance costs
11 Aug 2026
Commercial insurance renewal rates cooled again in July - Ivans Index
11 Aug 2026
Aon-owned NFP expands into cannabis insurance with Frontier Risk deal
11 Aug 2026
Inszone Insurance acquires Bay Area commercial specialist Two Fong's
11 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: ACORD, Church Mutual, Specialty MGA, American Share, Ames & Gough, More
11 Aug 2026
Workers’ comp’s next safety frontier: Fixing systems, not workers
11 Aug 2026
Why wholesale brokers are being squeezed as retail consolidation accelerates
11 Aug 2026
Some insurers are thriving in the fire insurance market. Others are pulling back
11 Aug 2026
Most mid-market employers have never evaluated their health plan funding
11 Aug 2026
James River posts E&S profit but expense ratio flags the cost of discipline
11 Aug 2026
FM bets on structure-level wildfire science with FortressFire acquisition
11 Aug 2026
What brokers should tell wildfire clients about claims and coverage now
11 Aug 2026
AIG taps 15-year veteran to head cyber and professional liability in North America
11 Aug 2026
DOL issues new CHIP Notice model ahead of open enrollment
11 Aug 2026
Six-year-low catastrophe losses aren't the reassurance they look like
11 Aug 2026
Trump renews Jones Act waiver for another 90 days, with a shorter list
11 Aug 2026
Appeals court keeps Meta, Google and TikTok on the hook over young users
11 Aug 2026
Oakbridge targets integrated brokers with Valentine Insurance deal
11 Aug 2026
A sanctioned tanker is rotting off Oman's coast, and no insurer has stepped up to pay for it
11 Aug 2026
Cigna targets mid-market employers with Northern California appointment
10 Aug 2026
Marsh McLennan Agency to acquire century-old Iowa broker Accel Group
10 Aug 2026
Heffernan Foundation awards ten $10,000 scholarships as fund nears $1 million milestone
10 Aug 2026
Small business confidence deteriorates sharply as geopolitical risk accelerates, survey finds
10 Aug 2026
US auto injury claim costs outpaced medical inflation for five years straight - study
10 Aug 2026
Nationwide accused of wrongly linking driver to his father's claims
10 Aug 2026
Kinsale seeks ruling it owes no defense in townhome defect case
10 Aug 2026
Colombia earthquake raises prospect of widespread property and infrastructure claims
10 Aug 2026
How to thrive in the MPL space
10 Aug 2026
Is California auto getting worse? Depends which book you're in
10 Aug 2026
Why a Spanish insurer just paid $1.54 billion for a Massachusetts auto carrier
10 Aug 2026
Tennessee board limits Fresenius payment for denied workers' comp treatment
10 Aug 2026
Appeals court lets insurer control defense despite conflict between co-insureds
10 Aug 2026
Florida court restores People's Trust appraisal right despite settlement offer
10 Aug 2026
Retirements are exposing insurance’s hidden knowledge gap
10 Aug 2026
Private credit now dominates life insurer bonds as NAIC rewrites the rulebook
10 Aug 2026
Wildfire bill stalls in Senate as insurance market keeps shrinking
10 Aug 2026
Extreme weather risk starts long before the storm arrives
10 Aug 2026
Hidden in plain sight: Smart glasses sharpen misconduct exposures
10 Aug 2026
Lincoln Financial CFO exits amid string of senior leadership changes
10 Aug 2026
Private credit backs your clients' annuities, but disclosure is thin
10 Aug 2026
CMS tightens ACA broker access rules before open enrollment
10 Aug 2026
IRS guidance lets employers claim PFML credit on insurance premiums
10 Aug 2026
Insurers thought the threat to cyber was bad from AI. Now even OpenAI is scared
10 Aug 2026
Small group premiums face 14% hike in 2027, KFF data shows
10 Aug 2026
It's not just insurance. All of finance is quietly shrinking
10 Aug 2026
Aflac US sales grow amid climbing voluntary benefits claims costs
10 Aug 2026
Cowbell Factors now deliver clearer insights into enterprise AI risk
09 Aug 2026
Berkshire profit more than doubles as GEICO underwriting income falls 45%
09 Aug 2026
Auto insurance shopping cools as switching accelerates, JD Power data shows
09 Aug 2026
NI Holdings returns to profit as it exits non-standard auto
09 Aug 2026
Neptune Flood data shows quiet season masks rising flood exposure
09 Aug 2026
Rates keep falling, but car, casualty and D&O show where the soft market is fraying
07 Aug 2026
Insurers keep saying they're not cutting staff. The payroll data tells a different story
07 Aug 2026
Ohio court vacates part of Hudson insurance's payment-bond judgment
07 Aug 2026
New Jersey top court lets Zurich cap underinsured motorist coverage
07 Aug 2026
California court says audit silence lets insurer cancel workers' comp policy
07 Aug 2026
Farmers beats provider claim after crash victim ruled uninsured car's owner
07 Aug 2026
Medicaid's $32.9 billion enrollment problem: what it means for benefits advisors
07 Aug 2026
ERISA litigation surge puts plan sponsors on defense, brokers on alert, says Bonnie Treichel
07 Aug 2026
Data center buildout pushing insurers toward reinsurance and global capacity
07 Aug 2026
Behind the new strategic era of captive insurance
07 Aug 2026
Data center cyber risk is running ahead of most policies
07 Aug 2026
Stormwater pipe dispute sparks insurer's bid to deny school district coverage
07 Aug 2026
Alleged $2.9 million no-fault billing scheme puts GEICO on recovery push
07 Aug 2026
MUSIC sues Evanston, alleges rival carrier owes $1.1 million on shared insured
07 Aug 2026
Trisura posts 84.9% combined ratio as US surety hits 48 states
07 Aug 2026
Octave Specialty shrinks property book as MGA arm posts 44% organic growth
07 Aug 2026
Florida tort reform delivers as carriers slash auto rates across the board
07 Aug 2026
Financial results round-up: HCI, Kingstone, White Mountains, Kemper, Safety Insurance, and more
07 Aug 2026
Sun Life group sales jump 27% on broker demand
07 Aug 2026
New York Life hires Chubb's AI platform head as chief AI officer
07 Aug 2026
Mutual of Omaha and Claritev automate supplemental health claims filing
07 Aug 2026
Inszone extends Pacific Northwest reach with Radwick & Lightle deal
07 Aug 2026
MGA consolidation reaches trucking insurtech HDVI
07 Aug 2026
AXA XL just bought the vendor half of every cyber panel it sat on
07 Aug 2026
AGI enters insurance brokerage market at seven-year deal low
07 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: AIQA, Crawford, Old Republic, Inszone
07 Aug 2026
Shepherd Insurance taps Gallagher veteran to lead employee benefits
07 Aug 2026
Generali's H1 P&C result has a warning for property brokers
07 Aug 2026
AIG's Q2 looks solid. International brokers should read the detail
07 Aug 2026
Allianz just told US brokers it is not chasing volume
07 Aug 2026
Canopius grows profit while cutting Bermuda contracts on price
06 Aug 2026
DuPont accused of shuffling insurance assets to dodge forever-chemicals payouts
06 Aug 2026
Explosive drone found near German airport as second object damages diverted cargo plane
06 Aug 2026
A rival firm took three of USI's clients, brokerage lawsuit alleges
06 Aug 2026
National Union, Zurich sue Kuehne + Nagel over $220k damaged microscope shipment
06 Aug 2026
HDI Global sues carriers, alleging a generator never reached Alabama
06 Aug 2026
Bump-up exclusion sinks Zayo's $27 million coverage claim in Delaware
06 Aug 2026
Product exclusion bars insurer's duty to defend fatal crash suit
06 Aug 2026
Florida appeals court reverses $20 million coverage ruling against insurer
06 Aug 2026
Illinois passes new rate-review rules for auto insurers
06 Aug 2026
The US insurance market just split in two
06 Aug 2026
Selling your insurance agency? Ask these seven questions first
06 Aug 2026
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online. Then Meta admitted a breach of its own
06 Aug 2026
Allstate's independent agent push gathers pace as hard market pricing fades
06 Aug 2026
Liberty Mutual posts $2.6 billion quarter as cats drop, but core costs rise
06 Aug 2026
Why your agentic AI pilots fail to deliver returns
06 Aug 2026
DUAL exits excess liability book as AXIS eyes lower middle market growth
06 Aug 2026
Financial results round-up: MetLife, Prudential, Corebridge, Palomar, Heritage, TWFG, Root and more
06 Aug 2026
HR teams cite employee complaints as the top trigger for switching HSA providers
06 Aug 2026
IMA Financial Group names Karen Schwartz as Washington market president
06 Aug 2026
The Standard names two retirement plan sales leaders in dual hire
06 Aug 2026
Dental malpractice: the paperwork gap costs more than the procedure
06 Aug 2026
Swiss Re P&C hits 76.7% combined ratio but pricing gap widens
06 Aug 2026
Zurich posts 13% BOP growth and $3.5bn net income in H1 2026 as Beazley deal nears completion
06 Aug 2026
Critical minerals risk is physical, not just geopolitical
06 Aug 2026
iA Financial Group posts 25% growth in premiums and deposits
05 Aug 2026
Hagerty moves to 100% quota share under new Markel fronting arrangement, retaining underwriting
05 Aug 2026
Global Indemnity just told brokers exactly where it will and won't chase business
05 Aug 2026
CVS Health nearly triples net income as Aetna's Medicare Advantage turnaround gains steam
05 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Marsh, Ames & Gough and Odie Pet Insurance
05 Aug 2026
Leaking washer allegedly floods home, and VYRD wants $167,000 from LG
05 Aug 2026
Insurer sues FullStory, alleges defense invoices never triggered its coverage
05 Aug 2026
Illinois orders 60-day notice on steep fire insurance premium hikes
05 Aug 2026
Insurer has no duty to defend worker death claim, court says
05 Aug 2026
Delaware court blocks insurers from clawing back $50 million Sandy settlement
05 Aug 2026
Wall Street hit by wave of “vishing” hack attempts
05 Aug 2026
The employee benefits education gap costing employers money
05 Aug 2026
Employer health costs near 15-year high as billing pressures mount
05 Aug 2026
Here's why the hiring process is facing a trust problem
05 Aug 2026
Pricing relief cannot disguise rising HNW exposures: PURE President
05 Aug 2026
Spokane devastation pressures Washington’s burdened homeowners' insurance market
05 Aug 2026
The industry is evolving - who deserves a place in the 2027 Hot 100?
05 Aug 2026
Claims AI’s safest first win: Evidence gathering
05 Aug 2026
Your strategy won’t break crucial AI adoption; your people will: Korn Ferry
05 Aug 2026
Why insurance AI pilots stall after deployment
05 Aug 2026
Alleged $2 billion telehealth fraud mastermind is living in luxury while US insurers eat the loss
05 Aug 2026
Insurance Business names top US business development managers for 2026
05 Aug 2026
Skyward Specialty grows agriculture and A&H as it trims property and captives
05 Aug 2026
Top BDMs for Outstanding Service 2026
05 Aug 2026
Mercury General posts improved Q2 ratio despite ongoing wildfire reserve costs
05 Aug 2026
Property softens, liability hardens: what E&S midyear data means for brokers
05 Aug 2026
Relation Insurance acquires Fresno ag agency in third agricultural deal of 2026
05 Aug 2026
Hartford-Equitable deal signals carrier race for SME benefits scale
05 Aug 2026
Young workers skip cancer screenings as AI replaces the doctor visit
05 Aug 2026
Amgen results show biosimilars and IRA pricing reshaping drug spend
05 Aug 2026
Beazley's profits halve as cyber prices and Middle East squeeze the market
05 Aug 2026
Why Empower's Cancer Society win matters to nonprofit benefits brokers
05 Aug 2026
Hiscox grows 10.1% in H1 2026 but non-renews 23% of power and renewables book
05 Aug 2026
Middle East war losses test IGI but group holds 92.2% combined ratio in H1
05 Aug 2026
Trucordia acquires Shipley & Pease in specialty liability push
05 Aug 2026
Spokane fires signal wildfire risk is spreading to markets brokers haven't flagged before
05 Aug 2026
Inszone acquires Chelf Insurance Group in Oklahoma expansion
05 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Chubb, Marsh, Aon, United Educators, IGP Specialty, EMPLOYERS, More
05 Aug 2026
‘You don’t need a form - you don’t even need an email’
04 Aug 2026
Driver sues Allstate, alleges it named wrong at-fault driver
04 Aug 2026
Ohio court reinstates judgment voiding fire policy after store abandons case
04 Aug 2026
Court recommends releasing deportation records in fatal crash coverage fight
04 Aug 2026
Michigan's top court narrows a shield insurers relied on for years
04 Aug 2026
Tennessee appeals board keeps Texas Mutual in injured worker's claim
04 Aug 2026
New York City and insurer to pay $53 million after retirees successfully challenged Medicare copays
04 Aug 2026
Rokstone appoints James Hebert to lead new US Errors & Omissions division
04 Aug 2026
How do you transform a team in the insurance sector?
04 Aug 2026
Why insurance AI strategy must start with outcomes: Centre for Economic Justice
04 Aug 2026
Spokane wildfires destroy 700-plus structures as Farmers deploys claims response
04 Aug 2026
UFG posts best Q2 combined ratio in 15 years as commercial book grows
04 Aug 2026
Reliance Global to sell third Michigan benefits firm of 2026 for $11 million
04 Aug 2026
Anthem Georgia renews radiology deal with Northside Radiology Associates
04 Aug 2026
Third Hormuz incident in 48 hours puts underwriters back on alert
04 Aug 2026
Abbott plan would give Texas small employers a mandate-light health option
04 Aug 2026
UnitedHealth ranked fourth globally as earnings dropped and a breakup bill looms
04 Aug 2026
Benign US weather drags on Crawford even as overseas margins jump
04 Aug 2026
DOXA acquires LimitFi as MGA consolidation reaches structured credit
04 Aug 2026
Fairfax confirms softer Brit pricing while holding underwriting discipline group-wide
04 Aug 2026
CNA holds firm on casualty rate while easing in property, workers' comp and international
04 Aug 2026
American Family to acquire Bowhead Specialty in $1.2 billion deal
04 Aug 2026
Moody's: retail P&C distribution faces the fastest AI disruption of any financial services segment
04 Aug 2026
Why Farmers' California business filing is a signal to go back to clients on the FAIR Plan
04 Aug 2026
ATV recovery rates lag far behind motorcycles and brokers should be flagging it
04 Aug 2026
Insurance moves: Everspan, Sedgwick and Alacrity
04 Aug 2026
Union Mutual voids two policies over wrong apartment count
04 Aug 2026
Receiver's demand letters fail to trigger directors and officers coverage
04 Aug 2026
Rhode Island court upholds insurer's vandalism denial despite brief citing fake cases
04 Aug 2026
Pennsylvania bill targets dental insurers over binding benefit quotes
03 Aug 2026
AI push won't trigger major layoffs: Brown & Brown CEO
03 Aug 2026
Water utility attacks revive cyber insurance’s war exclusion debate
03 Aug 2026
The “data portability” question and risk behind insurance technology deals
03 Aug 2026
Why home insurance prices are quietly becoming a 2026 midterm flashpoint
03 Aug 2026
Third Wave's Gulf Coast deal isn't just about scale - it's about owning plan administration
03 Aug 2026
Property rate declines give brokers more renewal leverage
03 Aug 2026
Kansas City Life's profit rebound doesn't resolve its bigger problem
03 Aug 2026
Employers chase cost cuts, leaving benefits brokers at a crossroads
03 Aug 2026
Guardian's API push raises questions for brokers
03 Aug 2026
Florida Blue capital dip points to tougher renewals
03 Aug 2026
Two UNICO hires expose the next front in broker competition
03 Aug 2026
Allstate breach claim raises questions about scope of exposure
03 Aug 2026
Plymouth Rock's ChatGPT quoting plugin puts the agent channel on notice
02 Aug 2026
Novacore launches environmental segment as PFAS claims reshape the market
02 Aug 2026
Wildfire risk expanding beyond the West as national exposure grows, Triple-I finds
02 Aug 2026
AXIS Capital creates new head of technology & AI strategy role
02 Aug 2026
Edison Insurance Company files for 9.8% statewide rate decrease in Florida
02 Aug 2026
Lincoln Financial reports $1.3 billion net income for second quarter
02 Aug 2026
Inszone Insurance Services acquires Advice Insurance Agency to expand personal auto offerings

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