1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (573+ words) If you've followed Lloyd's start-up news over the past couple of years, you'll have noticed a pattern. A Bermuda-based re/insurance group announces it's heading to London. It picks up in-principle... Why Bermuda's newest Lloyd's entrants keep renting someone else's…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (583+ words) A recent Ontario court decision is a reminder that boat owners cannot simply assume their homeowner's or cottage insurance automatically extends to a new watercraft, according to Adam Wagman (pictured), partner at Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP, who represented the family…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (482+ words) Carbon Underwriting has named Phil Wooldridge (pictured, left) head of US casualty and deputy active underwriter, effective September 28. Wooldridge joins from Gallagher Re, where he was head of reinsurance for program solutions, with prior roles as head of London US…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (251+ words) Saudi Arabia has shut down the pipeline that has kept its oil flowing since the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed earlier this year. For the marine and energy insurance markets, that's the story, not the oil price. To most readers,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (355+ words) The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions published its third Quarterly Release of 2026 on September 10, advancing policy work across capital, disclosure, concentration risk, crypto-asset exposures, interest rate risk and insurance reporting. Most of the updates are final versions of…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (481+ words) Severe storms that hit parts of Ontario on July 27 to 28 and August 1 to 3 caused an estimated $360 million in insured damage, according to initial figures from CatIQ. The storms brought intense rainfall and flash flooding to the Niagara Region, including St....

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (924+ words) Rising employer healthcare costs are sharpening the business case for preventive care and the numbers are stark. "We've looked at our own populations through claims analyses, and we see when you keep people healthy, you can avoid them progressing into…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (475+ words) Delay in claim handling was the most complained-about issue across every financial product handled by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) in 2025-26. The ombudsman recorded 119,949 complaints, the highest annual volume and the third consecutive year above 100,000. General insurance accounted for…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (307+ words) Two personnel moves embedded in this week's industry roundup point to the same underlying story, and it is a bigger one than a leadership note usually gets. Third Wave Insurance has named Paul Vredenburg chief executive, moving founder Brian Bair…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (455+ words) Most senior commercial underwriters say AI has saved them time on admin. Far fewer say it has improved the quality of their decisions. That gap shapes how submissions get handled, how risks get priced, and how consistent underwriting decisions are…...