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People Moves: RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer; MS Reinsurance Restructures Underwriting Operations, Making Leadership Changes

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RiverStone International and MS Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer RiverStone International Holdings, the UK-based acquirer and reinsurer of Read more…


AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Texas’ Service Insurance Group

AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Service Lloyds Insurance Company, a Stock Company and Service American Indemnity Read more…


Trump Vows No Tariff Extension, Hardens Threats on Copper, Drugs

President Donald Trump vowed to push forward with his aggressive tariff regime in the coming days, stressing he would not offer additional extensions on country-specific levies set to now hit in early August while indicating he could announce substantial new Read more…


US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re

Global growth is slowing as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re. Global GDP growth (adjusted for inflation) is expected to slow to 2.3% Read more…


House Swept Away as Flash Flooding Hits Mountain Village in New Mexico

At least three people were missing in a mountain village in southern New Mexico that is a popular summer retreat after monsoon rains triggered flash flooding Tuesday that was so intense an entire house was swept downstream. Emergency crews carried Read more…


Villages Health System Sees $350 Million in Medicare Overcharges

A health-care system serving the largest retirement community in the US has filed for bankruptcy after disclosing it potentially overbilled Medicare by at least $350 million, according to court filings. The Villages Health System LLC, which operates clinics for retirees Read more…


Family of Four Killed in North Carolina Plane Crash

A North Carolina family of four, including two school-age children, died when their small plane crashed as they flew back from Florida. A National Transportation Safety Board crash investigator arrived Tuesday at the site of Monday’s crash in a field Read more…


MGAs by the Numbers: Fronting Biz, Nonaffiliated MGAs Drive Growth

Direct premiums written by U.S. managing general agents jumped to over $114 billion in 2024, according to the latest installment of an annual research series on the MGA market. The report titled “Managing General Agents: Built for What’s Next” is Read more…


Insurtech Inshur Raises $35 Million From Trinity Capital for US Expansion, AI Tech

Inshur said it as received a $35 million capital raise from alternative asset manager Trinity Capital to invest in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to support its embedded auto insurance policies within the autonomous vehicle market. The company Read more…


Ken Griffin-Backed Florida Bill for Non-Competes Becomes Law

Florida enacted legislation allowing non-competes of up to four years, handing a victory to Citadel’s Ken Griffin, who pushed for the policy. Labor lawyers say it’s one of the most employer-friendly policies in the country. It also goes in the Read more…