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Guy Carpenter Combines UK Property and Casualty, London Europe Ops

Article 0 Comments Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh, said it is uniting its UK Property and Casualty and London Europe teams under one leadership structure, effective at the start of 2027. Leon Janeke will lead the combined UK Property and Casualty and London Europe team, having previously led the London Europe team for three years. Janeke will report to Paul Moody, UK CEO and Julian Enoizi, Europe CEO, Guy Carpenter. Dean Jenner, a market veteran with 41 years of industry experience and six years at Guy Carpenter, will assume the role of chairman of the combined team. Jenner was instrumental in establishing Guy Carpenter’s market-leading position in UK property and will now focus his efforts on developing the future talent pipeline, resolving complex client challenges that drive competitive advantage, and identifying emerging growth opportunities across new risk areas. Jenner will report to Moody. “This positions Guy Carpenter to compete more effectively, serve clients more comprehensively, and accelerate our market expansion in property, specialty, and emerging risk areas,” said Moody. Topics Europe Property Property Casualty Casualty London Was this article valuable? Thank you! Please tell us what we can do to improve this article. Submit No Thanks Thank you! %...

Employers must address ‘fear of becoming obsolete’ as AI reshapes the workplace: WTW 0

Employers must address ‘fear of becoming obsolete’ as AI reshapes the workplace: WTW

Singapore (June 8, 2026) – Employers face a growing challenge as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes how work is done, with new research from WTW highlighting a rise in the ‘fear of becoming obsolete’ among employees. WTW’s 2026 Employee Experience (EX) Global Market Study points to a widening gap between the pace of technological change and employee readiness. While AI adoption is accelerating rapidly, many organisations are not yet equipped to support their workforce through the transition. According to the study, 59% of employers expect AI to fundamentally change how employee experience is messaged, managed and delivered within the next three years, rising to 89% over the next decade. At the same time, the share of work handled through automation and digital tools is expected to more than double, from 14% today to 31% within three years. The study finds that this creates fertile ground for employees to fear they will become obsolete, as they question their relevance in a more automated workplace. To counter this, WTW has identified the need for employers to shift from only measuring employee engagement, as an indicator of how people feel about their work and their willingness to give effort, to employee impact, as a measure...

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Rhode Island Opens Window to Civil Courts for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse

Article 0 Comments Rhode Island has joined more than two dozen other states that have enacted laws expanding access to civil courts for child victims of sexual abuse. Governor Dan McKee signed legislation amending the statute of limitations for child victim claims of sexual abuse and creating a two-year window for victims to bring otherwise time-barred claims against institutions and supervisors accused of enabling or covering up sexual abuse. The new law takes effect on July 1, 2026. Its enactment comes after the release of a report in March by Attorney General Peter F. Neronha accusing the Catholic Diocese of Providence of a “well-worn pattern” of failing to remove dozens of priests accused of child sexual abuse and keeping the abuse secret over decades. The report identified 75 clergy members who sexually abused more than 300 children since 1950. The investigation found that accused priests were repeatedly returned to ministry. The Diocese of Providence has complained that the AG’s report fails to sufficiently acknowledge that lessons have been learned and that changes have been made to protect children and cooperate with law enforcement. Report Lays Out Decades of Child Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rhode Island Diocese Providence Bishop Bruce...

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Kansas Department of Insurance Distributes Over $20M to Firefighters

Article 0 Comments Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced that the Kansas Department of Insurance has made its annual distribution to local Firefighter Relief Associations (FRAs). Pursuant to the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act, $20,743,000 has been distributed to 552 FRAs throughout Kansas. “Firefighters put their lives on the line to keep us safe, and the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act acknowledges that by providing additional protections for firefighters and their loved ones,” said Commissioner Schmidt. “The Act not only gives first responders needed safety nets, but it also allows local communities to provide their citizens with improved firefighting equipment and resources.” The funds from the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act are generated by a two percent tax paid by insurance companies on fire and lightning insurance premiums written in Kansas. Associations primarily use their distributed funds for insurance premiums and safety enhancements. The relief funds may pay for the health, accident, disability, and life insurance premiums of local firefighters. Safety enhancements such as new firetrucks, fire station building improvements, and firefighting gear can be purchased via relief funds loaned to local governing entities. Source: Kansas Department of Insurance Topics Kansas Was this article valuable? Thank you! Please tell us what we can...

OpenText Among First Canadian Companies to Join OECD Global Safe AI Reporting Framework 0

OpenText Among First Canadian Companies to Join OECD Global Safe AI Reporting Framework

Waterloo, ON (June 2, 2026) – OpenText™, a global leader in data management for enterprise AI, is pleased to announce it has joined the OECD’s Hiroshima AI Process (HAIP) Reporting Framework, the international mechanism where organizations demonstrate alignment with the G7’s voluntary code of conduct for the safe development and deployment of advanced AI. “Trust in AI begins with the data underneath the model and how it is governed, protected and contextualized,” said Ayman Antoun, Chief Executive Officer of OpenText. “OpenText has been building that foundation for 35 years. Our participation in HAIP is a natural extension of that commitment and ensures the emerging global framework reflects the realities of enterprise-grade agentic AI deployment.” The move positions OpenText, steward of human, machine and transactional data for more than 120,000 enterprises and governments in 180 countries, as an active participant in ensuring agentic AI can be trusted and drive measurable value for public and private sectors alike. More than $15 trillion (CAD) in annual B2B commerce flows through OpenText’s Business Network, and the company manages the unstructured content and machine-generated operational data that regulated enterprises run on every day, giving it a data foundation of exceptional breadth to bring to the...

How purpose-driven innovation is reshaping care for Canadians: GreenShield 2025 Impact Report 0

How purpose-driven innovation is reshaping care for Canadians: GreenShield 2025 Impact Report

Toronto, ON (June 2, 2026) – As Canadians navigate rising health costs and a complex health system with persistent gaps in access to care, GreenShield is demonstrating how purpose can guide innovation at scale.  As Canada’s only national non-profit health care and insurance organization, GreenShield’s purpose shapes what it builds, invests in, and scales, ensuring that business performance directly advances its mission of Better Health for All, including communities facing the greatest barriers to care. These outcomes mark the conclusion of GreenShield’s 2025 strategic plan, which focused on diversifying the organization to become Canada’s first payer‑provider. This shift was deliberately pursued to deepen GreenShield’s social mission by bringing coverage, care, and social impact closer together. This approach is detailed in GreenShield’s newly released 2025 Impact Report, Innovating with Purpose, which shows how purpose-driven innovation connects GreenShield’s business growth with its social impact. Through its Creating Shared Value model, innovation across coverage, care, and support for underserved communities is guided first by need, strengthened through collaboration and scaled through disciplined, outcomes-focused execution. In many cases, this work positions GreenShield as a convener, bringing together partners across sectors to align capabilities to build and scale solutions around shared health goals. Between 2020...

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Iran Cites ‘Major Progress’ After All-Night Talks With US

Article 0 Comments Iran said there had been “major progress” in all-night discussions with the US, as the warring sides try to reach a peace deal within two months.The countries began technical talks in the Swiss resort of Bürgenstock over the weekend, following their interim agreement last week that led to a ceasefire extension and Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.Plenty of obstacles remain, however, including Israel’s war in Lebanon against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group. At one stage on Sunday, Iran said it would suspend talks — but never actually did — after US President Donald Trump threatened military action against the Islamic Republic over its funding of proxy groups in the Middle East. On Monday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the mediators, Qatar and Pakistan, had managed to ease some of the tensions over Lebanon. He added Iran was beginning to see financial benefits from last week’s memorandum of understanding, including waivers of US sanctions on its oil exports and assets in countries such as Qatar being unfrozen. “Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War,” Araghchi said on X. “Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets...

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California and US West Threatened by Wildfires Over Coming Days

Article 0 Comments The fire threat across the U.S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern California, as lightning strikes risk igniting dry vegetation. Critical fire weather conditions and dry lightning will prevail across the western U.S., with the “Four Corners” region where Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona come together under the greatest threat, the Storm Prediction Center said. There are red flag fire warnings across Northern California, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, according to the National Weather Service. Related: Zurich Files Growth Plan Under California Sustainable Insurance Strategy “Abundant lightning on dry fuels will likely create new ignitions across the region,” the weather service said in an advisory issued in southern Oregon. “Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Numerous new fire starts could overwhelm the initial attack.” Wind gusts in the western mountains are forecast to be as strong as 55 miles (89 kilometers) per hour. Related: Two California Insurance Commissioner Candidates Are Left, and Reform Is Coming The largest blaze in California is the Lost Fire in Kern County that has burned 4,324 acres and is only 5% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire...

People Moves: Arch Promotes Halgan as CEO of Global Reinsurance, Schmeiser as CEO, Global Mortgage; Sompo International Markets Names MacHale as CUO, Head of Strategy 0

People Moves: Arch Promotes Halgan as CEO of Global Reinsurance, Schmeiser as CEO, Global Mortgage; Sompo International Markets Names MacHale as CUO, Head of Strategy

Article 0 Comments This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global re/insurers Arch Capital Group and Sompo. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, announced the promotions of Jerome Halgan to CEO of Arch Global Reinsurance Group and Michael Schmeiser to CEO of Arch Global Mortgage Group. Both will continue to report to Arch President Maamoun Rajeh. Jerome Halgan Halgan joined Arch in 2009. He has served as president and chief underwriting officer of Arch Reinsurance Group since 2024, and as CEO of Arch Re Bermuda since 2018. Schmeiser joined Arch in 2017 and has served as President and CEO of Arch U.S. Mortgage since 2019. Michael Schmeiser “Jerome and Michael are experienced leaders who are deeply grounded in Arch’s underwriting culture and corporate values, and they have consistently outperformed through market cycles,” Rajeh said. These appointments follow the recent expansion of Maamoun Rajeh’s role as president of Arch. Arch Insurance North America CEO Matt Shulman and Arch Insurance International CEO Hugh Sturgess will continue to report to Rajeh. *** Sompo Names MacHale as CUO and Head of Strategy, International Markets Sompo, the global...

People Moves: Arch Promotes Halgan as CEO of Global Reinsurance, Schmeiser as CEO, Global Mortgage; Sompo International Markets Names MacHale as CUO, Head of Strategy 0

People Moves: Arch Promotes Halgan as CEO of Global Reinsurance, Schmeiser as CEO, Global Mortgage; Sompo International Markets Names MacHale as CUO, Head of Strategy

Article 0 Comments This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global re/insurers Arch Capital Group and Sompo. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, announced the promotions of Jerome Halgan to CEO of Arch Global Reinsurance Group and Michael Schmeiser to CEO of Arch Global Mortgage Group. Both will continue to report to Arch President Maamoun Rajeh. Jerome Halgan Halgan joined Arch in 2009. He has served as president and chief underwriting officer of Arch Reinsurance Group since 2024, and as CEO of Arch Re Bermuda since 2018. Schmeiser joined Arch in 2017 and has served as President and CEO of Arch U.S. Mortgage since 2019. Michael Schmeiser “Jerome and Michael are experienced leaders who are deeply grounded in Arch’s underwriting culture and corporate values, and they have consistently outperformed through market cycles,” Rajeh said. These appointments follow the recent expansion of Maamoun Rajeh’s role as president of Arch. Arch Insurance North America CEO Matt Shulman and Arch Insurance International CEO Hugh Sturgess will continue to report to Rajeh. *** Sompo Names MacHale as CUO and Head of Strategy, International Markets Sompo, the global...