# insurer (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover insurer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Trump offered state Medicaid programs lower prices on weight-loss drugs. Most are rejecting the deal.](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/states-reject-trump-medicaid-weight-loss-drug-price-deal-01045776) _2026-08-22 · By Kelly Hooper · Health Care_ Blue and red states say accepting federal help to expand access to drugs like Wegovy for America's poorest patients is too much of a drain on their budgets. ## [Democrats see political gain in Ohio’s health care pain](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/22/democrats-see-political-gain-ohio-health-care-pain-01045704) _2026-08-22 · By Alice Miranda Ollstein · Health Care_ Surging costs and plummeting insurance coverage could give Ohio Democrats their best chance in years to win back power. ## [RFK Jr.’s barnstorming the country for the GOP](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/21/rfk-midterms-maha-vaccines-food-pesticides-01046544) _2026-08-21 · By Cheyenne Haslett and Carmen Paun · Health Care_ The health secretary toured the heartland this week while Trump nominated a loyal aide to lead one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agencies. ## [Tribunal cuts driver's fault to 60% after ICBC overlooks e-scooter rule](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/legal-insights/tribunal-cuts-drivers-fault-to-60-after-icbc-overlooks-escooter-rule-586973.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ The scooter rider wasn't blameless either - here's how liability split ## [Apollo Global reveals data breach after hackers target financial firms](https://www.businessinsurance.com/apollo-global-reveals-data-breach-after-hackers-target-financial-firms/) _2026-08-21 · Reuters · Business Insurance_ Asset manager Apollo Global Management suffered a data breach last month in which hackers stole some personal information, according to a letter on Friday. ## [Bill would expand radiation exposure compensation program](https://www.businessinsurance.com/bill-would-expand-radiation-exposure-compensation-program/) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced legislation that would significantly expand eligibility and benefits under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, including increasing certain payments to $150,000 and extending the program for 15 years. ## [Panama Canal cuts traffic over El Niño, and it might not be the last chokepoint to break](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/marine/panama-canal-cuts-traffic-over-el-nino-and-it-might-not-be-the-last-chokepoint-to-break-587041.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ A senior marine underwriter says non-traditional insurers can flood a market with cheap capacity, then pull out fast, leaving everyone else to absorb the fallout ## [Calif. bill would allow naturopathic doctors to treat injured workers](https://www.businessinsurance.com/calif-bill-would-allow-naturopathic-doctors-to-treat-injured-workers/) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ California lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow naturopathic doctors to provide medical services within the state’s workers compensation system. ## [AI takes the witness stand — sort of](https://www.businessinsurance.com/ai-takes-the-witness-stand-sort-of/) _2026-08-21 · Brian Gaynor · Business Insurance_ The first rule of using artificial intelligence in litigation may be the same as the old rule for email: Don’t type anything you wouldn’t want read aloud in court. ## [Utah high court revives Olive Garden worker’s comp claim](https://www.businessinsurance.com/utah-high-court-revives-olive-garden-workers-comp-claim/) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously revived a workers compensation claim filed by an Olive Garden manager, ruling the restaurant’s owner waived a defense that the worker failed to timely report his injuries because it did not seek dismissal on that basis. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/STpPB8C6xIHC) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [New Mexico court limits death benefits for firefighter’s widow](https://www.businessinsurance.com/new-mexico-court-limits-death-benefits-for-firefighters-widow/) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ A New Mexico appeals court ruled Wednesday that a firefighter’s widow is entitled to occupational disease death benefits but limited the award because state law caps combined disability and death benefits at 700 weeks. ## [Prince Harry given one week to pay share of CAD$17.9m](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/breaking-news/prince-harry-given-one-week-to-pay-share-of-cad17-9m-587046.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Huge costs order is a wake-up call on litigation insurance limits ## [Prince Harry given one week to pay share of £9.5m](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/prince-harry-given-one-week-to-pay-share-of-9-5m-587040.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Huge costs order is a wake-up call on litigation insurance limits ## [Conduit names former Aspen exec COO](https://www.businessinsurance.com/conduit-names-former-aspen-exec-coo/) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Lerner · Business Insurance_ Conduit Holdings, the parent company of Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re, on Friday named former Aspen executive Anthony Mongiello chief operating officer. ## [CK Hutchison files $1.5B Panama claim](https://www.businessinsurance.com/ck-hutchison-files-1-5b-panama-claim/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. has launched international arbitration proceedings against Panama, seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages for allegedly breaching an investment protection treaty involving the concession contract for the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, Channels News Asia reports, citing Reuters. The conglomerate has been embroiled in a diplomatic dispute since U.S. \[…\] ## [Ping An’s net income jumps 36%](https://www.businessinsurance.com/ping-ans-net-income-jumps-36/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. recorded a 36% year-on-year surge in first-half net profit to 92.6 billion Chinese yuan ($12.9 billion), Reinsurance News reported. Total revenues rose 12% to CNY615.3 billion, while property and casualty premium income grew 4% to CNY178.7 billion. ## [Evergrande founder sentenced to life, firms fined $2.4B](https://www.businessinsurance.com/evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-firms-fined-2-4b/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ China Evergrande Group founder Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison, while his companies were fined a combined 15.8 billion Chinese yuan ($2.4 billion), after he and Evergrande were found guilty of fraudulently issuing securities, violating information disclosure rules and bribery, Financial Post reports, citing Bloomberg. Evergrande is now in liquidation, with \[…\] ## [IAG New Zealand posts lower profit](https://www.businessinsurance.com/iag-new-zealand-posts-lower-profit/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ IAG New Zealand Ltd.’s insurance profit fell 23% year on year to 467 million Australian dollars ($332 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, Asia Insurance Review reported. Gross written premium declined 8% to AUD3.5 billion, due to a softer commercial insurance market and a weakened New Zealand dollar. ## [Lower cat losses lift Bermuda reinsurers’ results](https://www.businessinsurance.com/lower-cat-losses-lift-bermuda-reinsurers-results/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ The seven Bermuda reinsurers tracked by Fitch Ratings recorded an aggregate combined ratio of 85% in the first half of 2026, improving from 90% a year earlier due to lower catastrophe losses, Reinsurance News reported. All seven posted underwriting profits during the period, although aggregate net premiums written fell 9% as ample capacity and strong \[…\] ## [Iran war deepens EU gas supply crunch](https://www.businessinsurance.com/iran-war-deepens-eu-gas-supply-crunch/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ The European Union’s target of filling gas storage to 90% before winter is now effectively out of reach, as Gulf liquefied natural gas exports are increasingly diverted to Asia amid supply crunches stemming from the war against Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Norway-based energy market intelligence company Montel AS, \[…\] ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rMn62Mke6d6h) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [The BI Top 10 for the week of Aug. 17, 2026](https://www.businessinsurance.com/the-bi-top-10-for-the-week-of-aug-17-2026/) _2026-08-21 · BI Editorial · Business Insurance_ Stories about executive changes at Aon and brokerage poaching disputes were among the most-read items on the Business Insurance website this week. ## [QBE eyes growth in data center insurance](https://www.businessinsurance.com/qbe-eyes-growth-in-data-center-insurance/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ Australia-headquartered QBE Insurance Group Ltd. plans to expand coverage for clients in the global data center sector by developing a multi-product offering that addresses the entire data life cycle and businesses’ broader risk landscape, Insurance News reported. The move follows the company’s reduced exposure to standalone property in recent years. ## [AIG appoints China chief](https://www.businessinsurance.com/aig-appoints-china-chief/) _2026-08-21 · Nils Wright · Business Insurance_ American International Group Inc. has appointed Lisa Sun as Hong Kong chief executive and president of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, (Re)in Asia reported Sun rejoined the firm in 2018 and has served as China chief executive and regional president. She previously worked at U.S.-headquartered Mercer LLC, where she was chief executive for Hong \[…\] ## [Brokers need to ask this one valuation question before insuring an office-to-residential conversion](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/brokers-need-to-ask-this-one-valuation-question-before-insuring-an-officetoresidential-conversion-586890.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ HDI Global's Derek Reedie says a low price on a building can quietly set up a coverage gap that only surfaces after a loss ## [Contact sports are one of the hardest insurance classes to place, broker says](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/commercial-liability/contact-sports-are-one-of-the-hardest-insurance-classes-to-place-broker-says-586891.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ NFP's Sarah Hanson says head injury exclusions make contact sports one of the hardest classes to insure in Canada ## [Alberta's crop insurance market is still catching up - and a single storm can undo a quiet season](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/claims/albertas-crop-insurance-market-is-still-catching-up--and-a-single-storm-can-undo-a-quiet-season-587012.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ AFSC's rate cycle has not closed on a one-in-80-year drought four years on, hail losses still concentrate in single supercells rather than spreading across a period, and private capacity just changed hands. The case for reviewing whether AFSC alone is still the right structure has not been stronger ## [Met warns of 'Strongest El Niño in living memory'](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/catastrophe/met-warns-of-strongest-el-nino-in-living-memory-587010.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ ‘Unprecedented event’ warning puts UK flood risk and mortgage market back in the spotlight ## [2026 Business Insurance US Insurance Awards](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830317) _2026-08-21 · BI Editorial · Business Insurance_ The U.S. Insurance Awards recognize organizations and individuals whose work is advancing commercial insurance and risk management. ## [Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award: Danielle Lisenbey](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830324) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ Danielle Lisenbey had already become the first woman on Crawford’s global executive management team when an ordinary boardroom routine gave her a striking reminder of what being “the first” could mean. ## [Florida reforms alter legal landscape](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830230) _2026-08-21 · Richard Sine · Business Insurance_ Florida’s insurance crisis is receding. Fraud and frivolous lawsuits are declining, insurers are returning to the state, and commercial and residential property and personal auto insurance premiums are plunging. ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AO95xI4O3zmn) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [Parametric insurance grows with better data](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830240) _2026-08-21 · Claire Wilkinson · Business Insurance_ Advances in technology and access to reliable independent data are expanding the use of parametric insurance to cover a broader range of operational disruptions and catastrophe risks. ## [Accurate job descriptions aid return to work](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830244) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ A Tennessee workers compensation case has put a spotlight on a longstanding problem claims professionals say has frustrated employers, insurers and injured workers for decades: Treating physicians often make return-to-work decisions without fully understanding what an employee actually does on the job. ## [Surge in cumulative trauma claims increases medical-legal costs, litigation](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830249) _2026-08-21 · Louise Esola · Business Insurance_ Rapid growth in cumulative trauma claims in California is intensifying a long-running dispute over how quickly insurers and employers reject the claims, and whether those early denials are pushing more injured workers toward litigation. ## [Data centers spur power generation demand](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830255) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Lerner · Business Insurance_ Demand for power, particularly electricity, has spurred new construction and plans for a substantial expansion of U.S power generation capacity. ## [Global reinsurers demonstrate robust financial strength — and they need to](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830261) _2026-08-21 · Stuart Shipperlee · Business Insurance_ The reinsurers in BI’s global reinsurance list reflect a customized interpretation of S&P Global Ratings’ 2025 list of the Top 40 global reinsurers. ## [View from the top: Christina Montes De Oca, Coface North America](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830266) _2026-08-21 · Gavin Souter · Business Insurance_ Christina Montes De Oca became CEO of Coface North America in September 2025 after serving as U.S. trade credit practice leader at Marsh. ## [Perspectives: Managing cyber risk during times of organizational change](https://www.businessinsurance.com/?p=830269) _2026-08-21 · Aaron Belair · Business Insurance_ Cyber incidents often surface during periods of change. An acquisition closes, a new vendor is onboarded, systems are connected for the first time. During those moments, security controls, business processes and accountability do not always line up. ## [Marco Capital positions combined group as a growth platform for brokers after Pro Global deal](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/marco-capital-positions-combined-group-as-a-growth-platform-for-brokers-after-pro-global-deal-586998.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Executives say the deal gives smaller brokers a route into international markets without the infrastructure outlay ## [Aviva says pet and Green Flag cover is where its 6-7% market share can grow](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/aviva-says-pet-and-green-flag-cover-is-where-its-67-market-share-can-grow-586997.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Insurance giant looking to Fido and breakdowns for growth ## [Robotaxi risk: what potential "skulduggery" tactics mean for UK motor insurers](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/robotaxi-risk-what-potential-skulduggery-tactics-mean-for-uk-motor-insurers-586996.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ As Waymo and Wayve's driverless cars edge onto London's streets, cabbies have been talking tactics to the FT – and insurers are facing an issue ## [Law firm sees profits jump 23% as insurance law boom continues - but PE is quietly retreating](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/breaking-news/law-firm-sees-profits-jump-23-as-insurance-law-boom-continues--but-pe-is-quietly-retreating-586994.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ The big question is - how long can it continue? ## [Flood coverage gap puts pressure on Canada's broker channel](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/catastrophe/flood-coverage-gap-puts-pressure-on-canadas-broker-channel-586992.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ 94% of Canadian homes can now access overland flood insurance. External water for close to a quarter of all home insurance claims. The gap between those two numbers sits on the broker's desk ## [Bald Range fire traps B.C. brokers against closing coverage window](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/catastrophe/bald-range-fire-traps-b-c--brokers-against-closing-coverage-window-586991.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Once an evacuation alert goes out, new and increased coverage stops. The Bald Range fire closed that window for the Okanagan this week - and nearly 6% of Canadian buildings sit in zones where brokers need to be having this conversation before the next alert ## [Co-operators names Craig Bran CIO - and gives him the AI claims platform he already built](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/breaking-news/cooperators-names-craig-bran-cio--and-gives-him-the-ai-claims-platform-he-already-built-586989.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Sovereign General sells complex commercial risk through brokers exclusively ## [TUI river cruise complaints may trigger travel insurance claims](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/travel/tui-river-cruise-complaints-may-trigger-travel-insurance-claims-586988.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Passengers who accepted partial refunds from TUI may still have claimable losses - but time is running out ## [Record El Niño arrives as reinsurance pricing hits cycle lows](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/catastrophe/record-el-nino-arrives-as-reinsurance-pricing-hits-cycle-lows-586980.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ The Met Office's strongest-ever El Niño signal is building into a market that has never been softer ## [Claims delays drive one in four policyholders to switch insurer](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/claims/claims-delays-drive-one-in-four-policyholders-to-switch-insurer-586972.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Home insurance acceptance rates range from 45% to 85% across providers - a 40-point spread that gives brokers concrete grounds to interrogate insurer selection before a client's next renewal ## [Five heatwaves, flash floods, and a 3.9% rise in rebuild costs - the case for reviewing sums insured](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/catastrophe/five-heatwaves-flash-floods-and-a-3-9-rise-in-rebuild-costs--the-case-for-reviewing-sums-insured-586957.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Seven in 10 flood claims are now surface water events. Rebuild costs rose 3.9% to July 2026. A sum insured set two years ago may already be 10% short of current reinstatement value ## [Intact beats pedestrian's accident benefits bid at Ontario tribunal hearing](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/legal-insights/intact-beats-pedestrians-accident-benefits-bid-at-ontario-tribunal-hearing-586881.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Video evidence helps Intact defeat a pedestrian's accident benefits bid at tribunal ## [Wawanesa wins most accident benefits treatment plan claims as fees cut](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/legal-insights/wawanesa-wins-most-accident-benefits-treatment-plan-claims-as-fees-cut-586879.aspx) _2026-08-21 · Insurance Business_ Wawanesa's accident benefits treatment plan claims mostly denied over padded fees