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Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions Appoints Kyle Gosselink to Lead Fine Arts

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The Baldwin Group Names Phil Pierce West Regional President for Insurance Advisory Solutions

Canopius Group Names Stacey Alioto Group COO and Melanie Brown Head of US Claims

AI Could Break Insurance’s Two-Decade Growth Stalemate, McKinsey Says

Insurance Agency M&A Activity Hits Slowest Pace Since 2016 As Deal Volume Keeps Sliding

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8 Questions for QBE North America’s Karen London

Karen London, President, Specialty Casualty, QBE North America, discusses the evolution of the casualty market, the importance of underwriting discipline, and how QBE is building a specialty casualty platform designed for long-term stability and sustainable growth.

Confidence In Risk Control Slides As Food Sector Confronts Litigation, Cyber And Supply Chain Threats

A widening spectrum of risks is eroding food, beverage and agriculture companies’ confidence in their ability to manage them, according to WTW’s Global Food, Beverage & Agriculture Risk Report 2026.

Phantom Damages Drive Rising Liability Costs

Third-party medical financing is reshaping liability claims by inflating medical costs, increasing settlement pressure and driving higher insurance expenses.

The Real Impact of AI in P&C Claims

The property & casualty market is actively adopting AI as a decision-making force multiplier that surfaces critical insights from massive volumes of unstructured data, allowing claims professionals to reduce leakage and focus their expertise on high-value strategy and resolution.

Cell and Gene Therapy Costs Remain Rare for Employers, but Utilization Shifts Are Coming

Employer benefit plan exposure to cell and gene therapies is limited by operational and clinical barriers, but those constraints are beginning to erode, Lockton reports.

Research Finds AR Tools, Exoskeletons and AI Systems Show Promise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries

NSC-funded emerging technologies demonstrated practical potential for workplace MSD prevention, according to the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab.

Cyber Insurance Loss Ratios Rise as Pricing Cuts Erode Premium Growth

The U.S. cyber insurance market is facing mounting losses and structural shifts as price declines outpace premium growth, according to AM Best.

SiriusPoint Names Mark Aspinall Head of New Fine Art & Specie Team

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AXA XL Appoints Matt Rodliff Chief Claims Officer, Americas

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Aon Appoints Mike Pasterick North America Health Leader

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AIG Names Christine Williams Head of Global Client and Broker Relationships

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The Return-to-Work Gap No One Plans For

Why keeping injured workers engaged matters more than most programs account for.

Building the AI-Augmented Claims Workforce

While technology increasingly automates routine claims evaluation, the future of the profession relies on leadership actively upskilling existing teams in uniquely human, higher-order capabilities like AI literacy, negotiation science, data interpretation, and emotional influence.

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Managing Construction Risk in the Age of Data Center Mega-Projects

The rapid expansion of data center construction is reshaping how insurers evaluate complex construction, property and infrastructure risks.

How the Essential Role of Risk Management Partnership Helped Launch Meharry’s African American DNA Study

When Meharry Medical College reached out to Cecelia Rogers of Marsh Risk about creating an African American-only human genome database, she put her relationship skills to the test

Arrowhead Programs Promotes Mark Kaufman to Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary

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Venbrook Group Appoints Kenneth Ward Chief Financial Officer

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Marsh Names Tracie Thompson Global Head of Portfolio Solutions, Marsh Risk

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Cover Whale Insurance Solutions Names Roman Atkielski Executive Vice President of Breakwater Markets Unit

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Payroll May Overstate Expected Losses for High-Wage Workers, NCCI Research Finds

Unlimited payroll, the near-universal exposure base for workers’ compensation insurance, may not scale proportionally with expected losses across wage levels, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.