Travelers to enhance customer experience with new Agentic AI Claim Assistant
The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced the launch of its AI Claim Assistant, a new solution developed using OpenAI model capabilities and APIs. Described as an industry-leading solution, this fully agentic intelligent voice service uses advanced language and speech recognition…
Zurich’s Asia Pacific business posts gross premiums of $7.5bn and record BOP in 2025
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has reported its full-year 2025 performance in Asia Pacific, posting gross premiums of $7.5 billion and a record overall business operating profit (BOP) of $633 million, up 8% year over year. The global multi-line insurer said…
Newly launched Pinion hires Fortegra’s Kyle Selvig as US CUO
Pinion Insurance, a newly formed specialty insurance carrier, has announced the appointment of Kyle Selvig as US Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective immediately. In this commercial role, Selvig will be responsible for building Pinion’s US Managing General Agent (MGA) network,…
Lemonade reports 28% net loss improvement and 53% revenue growth for Q4’25
Lemonade, an AI-powered digital insurance company, has announced its fourth quarter of 2025 financial results, reporting a net loss of $21.7 million, a 28% improvement compared to the $30.0 million loss seen in the same period last year. Highlighting a…
SageSure and SURE close record-breaking $670m cat bond
SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed property in the US, and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE), a member-owned reciprocal exchange, have successfully closed the Gateway Re Ltd. Series 2026-1 catastrophe bond. The transaction closed at an original…
Allstate estimates $175m January 2026 winter storm losses
The Allstate Corporation, a US-based insurance and financial services provider, has announced preliminary catastrophe losses of approximately $175 million for January 2026, equivalent to $138 million after tax, primarily attributed to Winter Storm Fern. This compares with substantially higher catastrophe…
Donegal Group’s net income climbs 56% as CoR improves in 2025
Donegal Group Inc., a US insurance holding company, has reported a net income of $79.3 million for full year 2025, up 56% compared to $50.9 million in 2024, alongside an improved combined ratio of 95.4% versus 98.6%. For the year,…
LGPS accounting March 2026 – results overview
This webinar provides a high-level overview of what LGPS employers can expect to see in their IAS19 or FRS102 accounting results at 31 March 2026.
Member options in focus: 2026 edition
Download our 2026 member options briefing note. A practical update on what’s changed, what to watch, and actions for trustees and sponsors across transfer values, commutation, trivial commutation and PIE.
Should credit still form part of a DB strategy ahead of buy-in?
Insurer pricing is being driven less by credit spreads and more by gilts, capital efficiency and market structure. What this means for DB schemes preparing for buy-in.