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Ex-Credit Suisse Team Plans $1 Billion Fund for Data Center Insurance Risk
A team of former Credit Suisse bankers is preparing to launch a fund they say will offer double-digit returns in exchange for taking on some of the insurance risk tied to data centers. Euler ILS Partners, an alternative investor formed …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 10:56 AM |
PwC Pays $166 Million to Settle HK Evergrande Audit Probe
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP agreed to pay HK$1.3 billion ($166 million) in fines and compensation to settle investigations into its auditing work for the collapsed property giant China Evergrande Group. Hong Kong’s Accounting and Financial Reporting Council also imposed a six-month suspension …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 10:43 AM |
Beazley Shareholders Approve Zurich’s $10.9 Billion Cash Takeover
London-listed specialty insurer Beazley said on Wednesday shareholders approved Swiss group Zurich Insurance’s 8.1 billion pound ($10.94 billion) all-cash takeover, with 99.9% votes in favor at a meeting held earlier in the day. The acquisition, which follows a series of …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 8:47 AM |
Viewpoint: Middle Market Businesses Are Cutting Costs – But May Be Increasing Risks
When I talk with our agents that serve middle market clients, the same themes consistently emerge: middle market businesses are optimistic, but they’re also fatigued and looking for more than traditional risk transfer from their insurance partners. Many owners are …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 6:03 AM |
People Moves: Goldie to Oversee Nationwide’s Management Liability, Cyber Teams; Former FIO & NAIC Exec. Joins The Council; Smallcombe Appointed CUO, Ascot US
Bobbie Goldie to Oversee Nationwide’s Private Company Management Liability, Cyber Liability Teams Nationwide is tapping insurance industry veteran Bobbie Goldie to oversee the insurance and financial services company’s private company management liability and cyber liability teams. She’ll assume that role …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:27 AM |
State Farm Paid a ‘Hail’ of a Lot of Claims in 2025
Providing its annual report of hail-related claims, State Farm said that it paid out $5.6 billion nationally for such claims in 2025, and $1.4 billion in Texas alone. The giant insurer’s report on hail claims includes a list of the …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:12 AM |
Roblox Settles With Three States For $35.8 Million Over Child Safety
Roblox Corp. has reached settlements with attorneys general in three states over child-safety protections. As part of the deals, the video game company pledged to curb dangerous interactions on its platform, according to statements from the offices of the attorneys …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:02 AM |
Man Pleads Guilty in Crash That Killed Sheriff’s Recruit, Injuring 25 Others in California
A California man pleaded guilty to a wrong-way crash that killed a sheriff’s recruit and injured more than two dozen other recruits. Nicholas Gutierrez, 25, pleaded guilty this week to a fatal wrong-way crash that resulted in the death of …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
California Wildfire Risk Bills Cruising Through Legislature
Two bills that are getting bipartisan support aimed at reducing wildfire risk in California are quickly making their way through state Legislature. Senate Bill 894 and Senate Bill 1297, which both address wildfire risk reduction in the state, passed through …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
EY and IIF: Four in Five CROs Rank Cyber Among Top Risks
Eighty percent of insurance chief risk officers rank cyber among their top five risks, according to a new report from EY and the Institute of International Finance. That was up 14 percentage points year over year. The third annual EY–IIF …
POSTED APRIL 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
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