New York City’s Last Striking Nurses Approve New Contract
Article 0 Comments Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike after more than a month. More than 4,000 nurses in the...
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Duffy Will Brief Congress Next Week on El Paso Shutdown
Article 0 Comments Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will brief lawmakers on Capitol Hill next week about the temporary closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, earlier this month. Duffy told reporters Friday...
Insurtech Qumis Secures $4.3M Seed Round
Article 0 Comments Qumis, a lawyer-built AI-driven platform for commercial insurance coverage intelligence, announced a $4.3 million oversubscribed seed round led by MTech Capital, with new strategic investor American Family Ventures and participation from...
Travelers Launches Industry-Leading Agentic AI Claim Assistant Developed with OpenAI
New intelligent voice capability enhances the customer experience Hartford, CT (Feb. 18, 2026) – The Travelers Companies, Inc. is pleased to announced the launch of AI Claim Assistant, an industry-leading solution developed using OpenAI...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions to acquire QBE’s Global Trade Credit and Surety business
Zurich (Feb. 20, 2026) – Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of the Swiss Re Group, has agreed to acquire the Global Trade Credit and Surety business of QBE Insurance Group (QBE),...
More Snow Coming to California After Deadly Avalanche
Article 0 Comments A blast of mountain snow and flooding rain is falling over California, the last of a string of storms that brought much-needed moisture to the state yet triggered a deadly avalanche...
AIG’s GenAI Deployment Sees Outcomes ‘Beyond Expectations’
New York, NY (Feb. 12, 2026) – American International Group (AIG) has reported significant progress in its deployment of artificial intelligence over the last year, with CEO Peter Zaffino indicating AI has become integral...
New Research Details How Communication Behaviors Impact Insurance Carrier Claim Cycle Time and Customer Outcomes
Hi Marley analysis of more than 380,000 claims messages reveals what specific interactions in claim conversations reduce friction, accelerate resolution, and improve customer satisfaction Boston, MA (Feb. 17, 2026) – Hi Marley, creator of...
Business Moves: BayPine to Acquire Broker Relation From Aquiline
Article 0 Comments Private equity firm Aquiline Capital said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell independent insurance broker Relation to investment firm BayPine. Chicago-based Relation was ranked No. 24 in Insurance...
Reshaping Personal Insurance Underwriting: Inside the MyChoice–Billyard Collaboration
By Dave Brooks, Director of Marketing, Billyard Insurance Group — While much of the insurance industry’s public discourse has centred on rate pressure, capacity constraints, and the growing complexity of personal lines risk management,...