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NH House Passes Self-Insurance for Childcare, Behavioral Health Businesses
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (139+ words) On the last day to vote on bills, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at reducing liability insurance costs for care professionals. Republished with permission from the New Hampshire Bulletin, which is part of States Newsroom,…...
Commercial Lines Rates Continue to Soften, Says Ivans Index
2+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Insurance Journal Premium renewal rates in the first quarter 2026 decreased for all major commercial lines compared to the fourth quarter 2025, according to the Ivans Index. "Q1 sets an important baseline for 2026, with commercial rates continuing to soften as the market adjusts…...
CRC Group Adds Murphy as Casualty Broker; Peachtree Group Names Morey VP
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (172+ words) CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has added a broker to its specialty team, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Will Murphy has experience in commercial insurance advisory and casualty brokerage, with a focus on business development and client engagement,…...
Inszone Acquires Oklahoma's Schuessler
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (148+ words) Inszone Insurance Services announced its expansion in Oklahoma through the acquisition of Schuessler Insurance, Inc. , a long-standing independent insurance agency based in Alva, Oklahoma. Founded in 1973 by Harvey Schuessler, the agency began as a small operation run from Schuessler's dining…...
People Moves: Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims; The Hartford Promotes Burns to Lead Enterprise Sales and Distribution
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (285+ words) Chubb Names Rampe Global Head of Claims Chubb Limited named Kevin Rampe senior vice president, Chubb Group, Global Claims Officer, responsible for global claims management. Rampe will also retain his responsibilities as head of North America Claims. In his expanded…...
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1+ mon, 6+ day ago (11+ words) People Moves: IBC Insurance Appoints Zepeda as Business Development Strategist'Insurance Journal...
Markets/Coverages: INSTANDA MAX Launched for Commercial Lines Insurers; Novacore Launches Aerospace Segment
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) Artificial intelligence-enabled program administrator INSTANDA said its launch of INSTANDA MAX enables commercial lines and non-admitted insurers to underwrite tens-of-thousands of complex assets under a single policy at both the portfolio and individual item level in real-time. INSTANDA MAX has…...
Dei Primus Holdings Launches LUCY, a Fully Autonomous Insurance Carrier
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1013+ words) A venture-backed technology firm says it has built what it describes as the first U. S. insurance carrier designed to operate without human decision-making in its core functions, replacing traditional underwriting, agent interaction and claims adjudication with a unified artificial intelligence platform....
Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline to Obtain Workers' Comp
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (524+ words) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is not required to provide his insurance carrier with notice of his work-related injury within 120 days to qualify for workers" compensation…...
Chubb: Cyber Claim Severity Nearly Doubled for Large Businesses
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) Average cyber insurance claim severity for large accounts in the U. S. nearly doubled in 2025, according to a new Chubb report. The insurer's 2026 Cyber Claims Report found that average severity for businesses with $1 billion or more in revenue reached about $4. 4 million in…...