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Specialist Risk Group Australia has added Simon McMahon to its credit and political risk team, according to a LinkedIn post. Sydney-based McMahon joins as a partner from Aon, where he was part of the
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge by Alphabet’s Google to a US Patent and Trademark Office rule that the company argued has insulated older patents from validity reviews and help
Hybrid vehicles accounted for a record 22.8% of new vehicle registrations in California through the first nine months of the year, a new report shows. However, the Q3 2026 California Auto Outlook, pub
Markel has tapped Ray Lei as its new greater China product proposition lead, according to a statement on Monday. Hong Kong-based Lei has joined Markel after more than 13 years at Axa’s Hong Kong gener
A former semiconductor fund manager at Fidelity Investment Management has sued its parent company FMR, claiming it refused to pay him a “multimillion-dollar” compensation package after he
Cyber business interruption goes downstream
An abundance of capacity and strong retained earnings will drive a further softening of Asia Pacific’s reinsurance market at 1.1 renewals, with reinsurers facing growing pressure to improve terms and
James Kullman becomes Corgi’s head of underwriting for North America, the AI-focused carrier’s third senior underwriting or pricing hire in recent weeks.
The San Francisco startup wants to monitor every AI agent a company runs, block the bad calls before they happen, and put its own money behind whatever risk is left
Insured losses look limited, but the fires come as California’s homeowners market is still recovering from January 2025.
Erin Bouren joins as AXA XL builds out its newly launched dedicated wholesale E&S entity in the US
Three of the Wisconsin mutual's new managers come from private-client and high-value personal insurance, with experience from Chubb, USAA and HUB
Moody’s says refineries near the storm stayed online and offshore output should recover within weeks.
Falling rates are colliding with rising losses – and the market may be approaching a turning point
Kathleen Warden has returned to Chubb to lead its Australia and New Zealand P&C business. Warden confirmed her appointment as head of P&C Australia and New Zealand in an update on LinkedIn on
DOXA Re targets proportional property structures as specialist quota share capacity remains scarce
The Villages, a 57,000-acre Florida retirement community, is looking to issue almost $180 million in high-yield debt to finance more homes. Built for residents at least 55 years old, the Villages has
Compass Inc., the top U.S. broker for residential properties, sued California’s largest real estate listing service in the latest escalation of a broader legal fight over timely access to inform
American Electric Power Co. is working with Amazon.com Inc. to evaluate plans for a 960-megawatt nuclear plant in Indiana using a new reactor design, a project that would rely on unproven technology w
In February 2021, fire damaged the Penang Bridge, one of Malaysia’s most important pieces of public infrastructure. More than five years later, the High Court of Malaya has ruled on its cause, orderin
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