13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (800+ words) A form of self-insurance often associated with mining, oil and other environmentally risky sectors is quietly transforming the market for physical-risk coverage, thanks to the rise of mega AI data centers. Captives — whereby firms sidestep traditional insurers and instead set…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (303+ words) Oregon employers will pay 92 cents per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation coverage on average in 2027, a rate that would be the second lowest on record. A proposal from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services calls for the pure…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (288+ words) Quandri’s AI helps a leading enterprise insurance brokerage improve retention, surface revenue, and automate the administrative work behind client service. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, September 10, 2026 – Quandri, the AI platform for insurance agencies and brokerages, today announced a strategic partnership with Western…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (292+ words) For the first time in three years, capacity is returning to the California homeowners insurance market. Those commitments are showing up in policy counts, not just press releases. After three years of pullback, the trend seems to be finally turning....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (161+ words) Bamboo Insurance announced the launch of its Texas Essential Homeowner Program, a new admitted, flexible product designed to give Texas homeowners greater flexibility in how they structure their coverage. Bamboo Insurance said the structure keeps coverage transparent while providing greater…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (595+ words) This article is part of a sponsored series by Vertafore. AI is changing the independent insurance channel right before our eyes. It’s happening so fast and so drastically that it can be hard to see where the end point is....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (174+ words) This article is part of a sponsored series by OIP Insurtech. Rather than position technology as a replacement for underwriting expertise, Jencap viewed the BoundAI partnership as an investment in making that expertise more scalable. BoundAI’s platform supports submission intake,…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (291+ words) Three Texas homeowners filed a federal racketeering lawsuit last week alleging that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association fraudulently reduced claim estimates for properties damaged by Hurricane Beryl. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, alleges TWIA…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (901+ words) Innovation” has become nearly synonymous with technology. Mention innovation in the insurance industry, and the conversation quickly turns to AI, automation, agent orchestration, data platforms, or the latest insurtech darling. But tech alone is mere invention. Innovation carries the requirement…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (547+ words) The reinsurance industry’s robust earnings and abundant capital, evident since 2023, have led to increasing competition and a softening market. “The key question is whether reinsurers can maintain underwriting discipline or will irrational competition emerge, leading to another traditional soft market…...