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8+ min ago   (1086+ words) Monday, 31 August 2026 For decades, companies often treated resilience as something purchased after the operating model had already been designed. Insurance transferred part of the financial cost of disruption. Business-continuity plans described what to do when a site, system or supplier…...

34+ min ago   (328+ words) The news: Aon has agreed to buy USI Insurance from private equity firm KKR for USD17 billion ($23.7 billion), expanding its offering to mid-sized US businesses. USI is the 10th-largest insurance broker in the US. It provides property, business and personal insurance,…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (278+ words) USI Insurance is currently backed by private equity firm KKR, which took a majority stake in the company in 2017. A completed sale at the reported valuation would give KKR and other investors an exit from a business that has expanded…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (466+ words) Santam kept the underwriting margin in its conventional insurance business above the midpoint of its 5% to 10% target range in the first half of 2026, despite weather-related catastrophe losses and other large claims increasing from R144 million to R1.5 billion. Significant losses were incurred…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (377+ words) The AON logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Aug 31 (Reuters) - Aon will buy rival USI Insurance Services in a $17 billion deal from private equity firm KKR, the insurance brokerage said on Monday. Mega…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago   (235+ words) Internal appointment reflects the depth of the Group’s leadership pipeline Continental Reinsurance Holdings Limited (‘Continental Re’) has announced the appointment of Poneso Ndonje as Managing Director of its Botswana subsidiary, Continental Reinsurance Botswana, subject to customary regulatory approvals, with effect…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (849+ words) Insurance leaders respond with a clear ambition, the technological and operational capability to deliver, and a fast path to adopt changes. The pressures on Asian insurers have been building for years, from shifting demographics to rising climate-related losses and a…...

8+ hour, 30+ min ago   (200+ words) By orchestrating workflows in underwriting, policy, and claims, agents can provide a unified view of information. Artificial intelligence (AI) has already established itself as a transformative force across the insurance value chain. India's insurance industry is entering a new phase…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (411+ words) Brokers have a formal seat in deciding how New South Wales workers compensation premiums are calculated from 2028, after the state government opened consultation on the first comprehensive review of icare's nominal insurer premium model in more than a decade. Read…...

7+ hour, 26+ min ago   (334+ words) South Africa’s renewable energy sector has evolved into one of the country’s most significant areas of private infrastructure investment in the years since the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) was launched in 2011. Between 2011 and 2025, SA has attracted…...