Munich Re Group on Aug. 19 said it has agreed to acquire cyber insurtech At-Bay, Inc. for $575 million. The cyber insurance and managed detection and response (MDR) provider primarily serving small- to medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. will be …

Latin American non-life insurers are moving into a softer part of the cycle, but they are doing so from a position of relative strength. After two years of pricing adjustments in response to the effects of the pandemic and the …

To establish an operational presence in the U.S., reinsurance broker Willis Re on Aug. 18 said it is acquiring BMS Re, US. The deal includes BMS Intermediaries Inc. and BMS Capital Advisory LLC, as well as the associated US reinsurance …

Data center developers are turning to bespoke natural-gas power plants, a development that promises to dramatically increase carbon emissions and make it harder for US technology companies to meet their lofty climate goals. Ninety-nine proposed plants tracked by BloombergNEF would …

A second suspect accused of taking part in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts has been arrested in Croatia and will be extradited to Germany, said German prosecutors on Wednesday. In its statement, the federal prosecutors’ office identified the …

Estonian authorities are investigating potential Russian involvement in a fire that broke out at a building used by defense company Milrem Robotics, according to Prime Minister Kristen Michal. The prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it suspected an arson attack at …

Canadian financial institutions and funds have amassed roughly C$500 billion ($360 billion) of exposure to private credit, most of it outside the country, according to new research from the central bank. The bulk of the activity is in the US …

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh, appointed David Duffy as global property leader and Chris Ross as global casualty leader. Based in New York, Duffy and Ross will report to John Trace, CEO of North America and chief broking officer, …

ZestyAI said it looked at tens of thousands of home, auto, and commercial property rate filings in all 50 states and found just how long regulator objections can hold up the approval process. About 44%, or 8,776, of filings analyzed …

A car crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers in Ireland early Sunday has raised police concerns about the role social media plays in dangerous driving incidents in the country. The teenage boys were driving in a car on …

Someone will have to pick up the tab for the damage wrought by Europe’s increasingly volatile weather, and with the bulk of those economic losses uninsured, that will be the public purse unless immediate action is taken. This year’s wildfires …

The North Carolina regulator who raised the first red flags about now-imprisoned insurance executive Greg Lindberg’s business practices has decided to retire after 30 years with the state Department of Insurance. Jackie Obusek, who has been chief deputy insurance commissioner …

The Alabama Supreme Court has opened the window a little wider into insurance carriers’ claims-handling procedures, not only requiring them to be made available in some lawsuits but also to be shared with plaintiffs’ lawyers in similar litigation. The high …

There’s a flurry of construction in Pacific Palisades, more than a year and a half after a wildfire ravaged the Los Angeles enclave in the most destructive blazes in Southern California history. There’s also a lot of frustration. At the …

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Tuesday signed an executive order that would require companies setting up AI data centers in the state to meet environmental and transparency safeguards and secure local community approval for the projects. The state has become …

Luigi Mangione’s New York State murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, which was slated to begin Sept. 8, has been postponed indefinitely as his lawyers seek to have the case thrown out on double jeopardy grounds …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Aon and Miller Bermuda. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon CFO Reese Steps Down After 2 Years, Succeeded by Virana in Interim Role Insurance broker Aon …

As sweeping U.S. crypto legislation stalls, President Donald Trump’s regulators are set to fill the void, but efforts to write favorable rules for the digital asset industry will be contentious and could be overturned by future administrations. Deep-pocketed crypto companies …

A federal judge in New York has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit by ride-sharing firm Uber against several injury law firms, doctors and pain clinics alleging they conspired to extract inflated auto insurance claims payments through staged accidents, unnecessary surgeries and …

The Mississippi Insurance Department has revoked the licenses of 59 insurance producers after they reportedly gave false information about their residences and then failed to show for a hearing. “The evidence is clear, these agents don’t live in Mississippi. They …