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2026 JAN 09– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ MEAG” by Michael J. Striker COLLARD& ROE, P.C., representing ERGO Versicherungsgruppe AG. This application was made available to the public on December 27, 2025.

Des joined TransRe in 2006 to lead the regional unit of the U.S. Custom team, before assuming leadership of the U.S. Custom team in 2017. In this new role, Des will report to Paul McKeon, President of Global Underwriting. Eyal Shnaps leads the U.S. Custom team, an important component of TransRe’ s global portfolio.

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Colonnade Insurance S.A., a member of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited group of companies. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect Colonnade’ s balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as strong, as well as its adequate…

AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A, the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a” and the Mexico National Scale Rating of“ aaa.MX” of Grupo Nacional Provincial S.A.B.. GNP is a Mexico- focused insurance company with over 120 years of experience and a strong track record in its domestic market. The company’ s portfolio is concentrated in Mexico and as of…

Lincoln Financial announced today that it will report its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 12, 2026. As of September 30, 2025, the company had $347 billion in end-of-period account balances, net of reinsurance. Headquartered in Radnor, PA., Lincoln Financial is the marketing name…

Barb Baker, who recently retired from her position as the director of advertising and community relations at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, delivers a speech at a recent conference in Coralville. Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Barb Baker, a longtime Grinnell resident and 37- year employee of Grinnell Mutual…

Just before Christmas, I sent an important letter to President Trump, advising him not to pardon Greg Lindberg. Billionaire Lindberg owned a number of North Carolina- based insurance companies, including Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Co., Bankers Life Insurance Co., Southland National Insurance Corp. and Southland National Reinsurance Corp. Lindberg…

The briefing is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. EST. Joining the panel along with Dickerson, will be Aditya Dutt, president, Aeolus Capital Management Ltd.; and Renaud Guidee, CEO, AXA XL Reinsurance. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong,…

Jackson Financial Inc. 1 announced today that it has entered a long-term strategic partnership with TPG Inc., combining the strength of Jackson’ s annuity product expertise and broad distribution network with TPG’ s best-in-class, scaled private credit platform. “Today marks a significant milestone for Jackson’ s next phase of growth and our commitment to…

American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc., a leading Southeast regional property insurer with a long-standing record of disciplined underwriting and financial resilience, today announced its expansion into North Carolina. American Integrity now offers its homeowners insurance product to North Carolina residents, representing a strategic extension…

Remington Bixby Hotchkis thinks fighting wildfires with water in California may be so yesterday. The ranching family scion with roots stretching back to the 19th century San Joaquin Ranch in Orange County to the early days of oil drilling in Long Beach and a spread in the Santa Ynez Valley, is leading an innovative effort in California to commercialize a new…

Venerable Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC and the close of the reinsurance transaction involving The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, the final two components of the landmark agreement with Corebridge Financial, Inc. announced in June 2025.

W. R. Berkley Corporation today announced the appointment of Erin Rotz as president of Berkley Fire& Marine. Commenting on the appointment, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said: "We are pleased to welcome Erin to Berkley Fire& Marine. Berkley Fire& Marine offers best-in-class insurance products and services for…

Shares of Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $314.1. So far today, approximately 196.36k shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 1.62M shares. Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company’s North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers […]

Overall, median annual home insurance costs paid by property owners in the North Bay and the two counties to the north significantly exceeded the statewide rates and have grown at a quicker pace. The median cost in Marin County in 2024 was highest in the North Bay at $2,658 but the 10- year rise was significantly less- 27%. The median annual premium for California…

Now that state-owned Citizens Property and Casualty Insurance Corp. is seeking to reduce premiums in South Florida and other parts of the state, customers of private market insurers are likely wondering if their policies will get cheaper as well next year. Others are likely to follow, driven by the same market factors behind the Citizens reductions: fewer…

KBRA assigns an insurance financial strength rating of A to Soteria Reinsurance Ltd. Soteria reported year-end 2024 GAAP equity of $84.8 million and a BSCR coverage ratio of 319%, well above regulatory requirements and internal targets. The company’ s role within Fidelity’ s customer-centric model, including its reinsurance of predictable single premium…

Consumer advocates and Democrats warned at the time that the state could expect mass cancellations of policies, exacerbating a crisis that has already hammered Louisiana homeowners. Insurance executives and Republicans, meanwhile, argued the change was needed to bring Louisiana more in line with other states and to invite competition into the market.

Sonoma County’ s median rate for home insurance premiums shot up more over the past decade than in any other part of the nine-county Bay Area, while Lake and Mendocino counties, where wildfires have exacted a wider if not deeper toll, have seen rates climb even faster and higher. The median cost in Marin County in 2024 was highest in the North Bay at $2,658 but the 10-…