Gryphon Holdings LLC, a leading innovator in insurance and financial services solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PrimeOne Insurance Company, a privately held specialty commercial lines carrier. “We are excited to welcome PrimeOne into the Gryphon enterprise,” said Erin Brennan Bagley, CEO of Gryphon.“ This…
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NEXT Insurance, now operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, today announced a new brand identity that reflects the company’ s next phase of growth as a leading small businesses insurance provider for more than 750,000 entrepreneurs. “By visually aligning our brands, we’ re ensuring our identity reflects both the strong foundation of ERGO and Munich Re and the…
The event, which will take place Feb. 1-3, 2026, in Nashville, TN, is hosted jointly with the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Insurance Careers Movement. “The Emerging Leaders Conference provides an important recognition of these individual’ s dedication and commitment to not just AM Best, but the entire insurance industry,” AM Best…
Just before Christmas, I sent an important letter to President Trump, advising him not to pardon Greg Lindberg. Billionaire Mr. 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. Mr….
"BrokersBloc Logo" Insurance General Agency BrokersBloc, founded by Stephen Combs to provide independent benefits brokers access to highly-vetted non-BUCA carriers, announced its acquisition of IFA Marketing, the leading digital marketing agency founded by Ryan Ross, to add digital marketing as a service offering for brokers. St. Louis, MO- January 14, 2026-…
AM Best has launched Best’ s Certificate of Creditworthiness, which provides a streamlined, professional presentation of AM Best’ s financial strength ratings and/or long-term issuer credit ratings and other key information. “A Best’ s Certificate of Creditworthiness is valuable in situations where proof of an insurer’ s financial strength,…
The following information was released by the Insurance Information Institute:. Despite recording no U.S. hurricane landfalls for the first time in a decade, the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season generated deadly tropical storms, above-average days of major hurricane activity, and millions of dollars in U.S. losses, underscoring the need for year-round…
Further, as the retirement savings gap is fueling new business volumes for primary insurers and, in turn, driving demand for asset-intensive reinsurance across geographies, KBRA views this as a global phenomenon, with Bermuda playing a particularly prominent role. KBRA, one of the major credit rating agencies, is registered in the U.S., EU, and the UK.
BOSTON& MILAN—- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance today announced the introduction of primary casualty policies for national and multinational risks in Italy. "We are pleased to launch our modular, proprietary primary casualty solution, expressly designed to meet our customers’ need for simplicity, clarity and transparency in managing casualty risk,”…
SINGAPORE& CINCINNATI—- Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Senior Director, Technical Underwriting for the Singapore Branch of its flagship insurer, Great American Insurance Company. He was also Director and Head of P&C underwriting, Asia with a reinsurance company based in Singapore and…
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…
