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AIG Executive Chair and Former CEO Zaffino Set to Exit for Palantir
AIG said early Wednesday that its former chief executive officer and current executive chair Peter Zaffino will be leaving the board effective Sept. 15 to join Palantir Technologies Inc. as global ...
Nuclear Verdicts Go Boom, Increase 40.7% in 2025
So-called "nuclear" verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was quite the opposite. According to a new report from strategic communications and research firm Marathon Strategies, there were ...
Hackers ‘Learn in Real Time’ as Agentic AI Drives 36% Uptick in Found Vulnerabilities
The use of agentic artificial intelligence is benefiting research in cyber vulnerabilities faster than it is used to exploit them—so far, according to new research. Beazley Security's "Q2 2026 ...
Gallagher: Securities Class-Action Settlement Dollars Up $48% in H1
For the first half of 2026, when it comes to securities class actions, the plaintiffs bar is winning, according to Gallagher. In a new report on the lawsuits targeting directors and officers, ...
Homeowners Insurance Market Reaches ‘Fragmented Phase,’ Says S&P GMI
New research from S&P Global Market Intelligence looks to suggest that homeowners insurers are reaching rate adequacy, but certain marketplace factors are creating what it called a "fragmented ...
New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Marketplace ‘Pass-Throughs,’ Opportunity
Eric Andersen, new CEO of American International Group (AIG), offered an in-depth view of the company during his first earnings call at the helm, referring to opportunities within current marketplace ...
As Wildfires Destroy and Displace, APCIA Says Congress Must Pass Fix Our Forests Act
Wildfires have again become a major headline as about 10% of the population of Spokane, Washington has been ordered to leave their homes, and hundreds of structures have been destroyed. As of Aug. 9, ...
American Family to Acquire Bowhead Specialty in $1.2B Cash Deal
American Family Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to buy all outstanding shares of specialty insurer Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. for about $1.2 billion in cash. Under the terms of the transaction, ...