Industry News
GEICO’s Gecko Appeared on His First Podcast
The iconic GEICO Gecko appeared live and unscripted on his first podcast last week. On June 11, the character appeared as a real-time, AI-powered participant on the iHeartMedia podcast "Fudd Around ...
Complex Cats, Talent Exodus Will Confound Insurance Models This Year: Report
The 2026 catastrophe season will face a more distributed and harder-to-predict risk landscape than carriers have historically planned for, according to a new report by global claims administrator ...
Willis Unveils Tool to Help RMs Respond to Climate-Related Property Risks
Willis, a WTW business, unveiled a new version of its Climate Diagnostic model to help risk managers better understand and respond to climate‑driven volatility affecting property insurance markets. ...
Scammers Used Gemini AI to Help Build Spam Messages, Google Says
Alphabet Inc.'s Google filed a lawsuit against a suspected Chinese cybercrime operation, alleging that the group used artificial intelligence to send more than 2 million text messages with fraudulent ...
Executive Moves: Hippo Holdings Names Boettcher COO; Willis Re Appoints Fletcher CEO of Bermuda
Hippo Holdings Inc. announced the promotion of Laura Boettcher, ARe, to chief operating officer of Hippo Holdings, the parent company of Hippo Insurance. Boettcher has served as COO of Hippo ...
Survey Highlights Growing Interconnected Risks, Protection Gaps
A new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Munich Re US shows overlapping exposures are shaping today's risk landscape. Triple-I and Munich Re's RiskScan 2026 examines ...
GEICO Names Foy Chief Financial Officer
GEICO announced that David Foy has been appointed chief financial officer, effective June 29. He will oversee all finance and real estate functions. Foy will be based at GEICO's headquarters in ...
WR Berkley Founder and Executive Chairman Dies at 80
W.R. Berkley Corp. said that on June 9 its founder and executive chairman William R. Berkley died at the age of 80. William R. Berkley founded the Greenwich, Connecticut-based commercial ...