Startups in Britain Turn to AI Instead of Costly New Hires February 19, 2026 By Irina Anghel British entrepreneurship appears to be on the rise, with tens of thousands of new businesses popping up. The problem, for...
Viewpoint: Runoff Specialists Have Evolved Into Key Strategic Partners for Insurers February 19, 2026 By Daniel Hofmeister - AM Best The insurance industry has a long history of managing complex long-tail liabilities. In some cases, these liabilities grow so burdensome...
Pinion Insurance Launches With Up to $180 Million Commitment From Barings February 18, 2026 Specialty insurance platform Pinion Insurance announced its launch yesterday. The company will offer insurance capacity for managing general agents (MGAs)...
Global Insurtech Funding Surges on Record Re/Insurance Investments: Gallagher Re February 18, 2026 By L.S. Howard Investments in global insurtech rose 19.5% during 2025 to US$5.08 billion from US$4.25 billion in FY 2024, marking the first...
German Union Files Defamation Complaint Against Tesla Factory Manager February 18, 2026 Germany’s IG Metall has filed a criminal complaint against the manager of Tesla’s factory near Berlin, accusing him of “spreading...
Munich Re Unit to Cut 1,000 Positions as AI Takes Over Jobs February 18, 2026 By Stephan Kahl Munich Re’s primary insurance unit ERGO aims to cut about 1,000 positions in Germany, partly as a result of its...
Can AI Tell Us How Much to Pay for Art? February 18, 2026 By Kathryn Tully Stephen Smith, 56, a UK-based art collector, has bought prints through MyArtBroker, a sales and management platform for secondary-market prints...
France Fines Russia-Linked Oil Tanker in Shadow Fleet Crackdown February 18, 2026 By Francois de Beaupuy France will release a tanker after hitting it with a multimillion-euro fine for flouting European sanctions on Russian oil, following...
EU Ill-Prepared for Worsening Climate Change, Advisers Say February 18, 2026 By Kate Abnett The European Union is not prepared for worsening climate change and should urgently step up its investments to protect people...
CFC Owners Said to Tap Banks for Sale, IPO of £5 Billion Insurer February 18, 2026 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Leonard Kehnscherper and Swetha Gopinath Private equity firms EQT AB and Vitruvian Partners are working with advisers as they explore strategic options for their investment...