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Markets/Coverages: Coalition Starts Private Equity Practice for Cyber Risk
Coalition introduced its Private Equity Practice, a tailored cyber insurance solution with advanced cyber risk management tools and customized coverage. Announced Jan. 27, the new practice, developed with PE-focused brokers, is bespoke for PE firms, sponsors, general partners, and their …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 6:07 AM |
Insurance Giant AXA XL, Enosis Capital Seal ‘Debt-for-Nature’ Tie Up
Credit fund Enosis Capital has sealed an agreement with AXA XL for the insurance giant to provide crucial cover for a new $3 billion wave of “debt-for-nature” deals, the first of which is expected in the next six to nine …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 6:05 AM |
Longtime Alabama Dentist Charged With Insurance Fraud in 2025 Office Explosion
In March of 2025 a well-known dentist’s office exploded in the town of Evergreen, Alabama, near the Florida line. Today, the owner of that office, a dentist described as “very successful” and a “very nice guy,” is in jail, charged …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 6:01 AM |
People Moves: CRC Adds DeJesus and Woita to Underwriting Leadership; Buckner Names Taylor President of Idaho
CRC Group Names DeJesus and Woita to Underwriting Leadership CRC Group hired Joe DeJesus and Austin Woita to its CRC Specialty Underwriting leadership team. DeJesus joined CRC Specialty as an underwriting team leader, based in Sacramento, California. DeJesus has a …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 6:00 AM |
Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik AI Inc. signed a deal with a major consumer-goods company that will double its contracted revenue to $600 million over five years, helping the self-driving technology developer build out its business shipping goods in the US …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 6:00 AM |
WTW Completes Acquisition of Specialty Broker Newfront
Broker WTW announced it has completed the acquisition of Newfront, a top 40 U.S. broker combining deep specialty expertise and cutting-edge technology. The acquisition is expected to expand WTW’s middle-market reach in specialties such as technology, fintech, and life sciences. …
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 5:30 AM |
Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the recovery efforts of last year’s Los Angeles wildfires, blaming the destruction and its slow rebuilding on California’s authorities. “Immediate and …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2026 9:35 PM |
London Cyberattack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales
A “sophisticated, criminal cyberattack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs. Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have been unable to process local authority searches since November …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2026 5:49 PM |
Markets/Coverages: Apollo, ZenHedge Partner on Parametric Solution for Shippers
Apollo, a Skyward Group Company, announced a partnership with U.S. startup insurtech ZenHedge to launch a parametric insurance product called Freight Expense Insurance designed to protect U.S. shippers against increased freight costs caused by trucking carrier tender rejections. Apollo said …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2026 4:39 PM |
Kin Moves Into Florida and Texas With Home-Auto Bundle Products
Kin, a direct-to-consumer digital personal lines insurer, announced the launch of auto insurance in Florida and Texas. The auto insurance is currently available as part of a bundle or as a standalone product. Home insurance customers who choose to bundle …
POSTED JANUARY 27, 2026 4:25 PM |
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