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PE Firm TowerBrook Takes Stake in Insurance Claims Company MSA Mizar
Investment firm TowerBrook is acquiring a majority stake in MSA Mizar, an insurance claims management services provider, marking its first deal in Italy since it opened an office in Milan last year. MSA Mizar’s existing investor Columna Capital and the …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 11:31 AM |
Viewpoint: Inside the Machinery of Medical Abuse in Liability Claims
Within the realms of general liability (GL) and workers’ compensation (WC) insurance lines, medical abuse is often considered in narrow terms — excessive treatment, unnecessary surgeries, inflated bills. While such behaviors are indeed problematic, a wider spectrum of medical abuse …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:19 AM |
Battle Between Applied Systems and Comulate Escalates With New Antitrust Lawsuit
The battle between Applied Systems and Comulate has taken a new turn with a new federal antitrust lawsuit from Comulate. Late last year the competitors in the insurance technology market traded litigation. Applied Systems sued Comulate on allegations that Comulate …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:08 AM |
Allianz Executive Pushes EU to Pressure US With Market Volatility
European policymakers should fuel market turbulence to pressure US President Donald Trump to back down from his Greenland claim, according to a senior executive at Allianz Global Investors. “If I were an adviser to some European governments, I would say …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:05 AM |
Bermuda Re/Insurers to See U/W Profit Drop; M&A Returns as Organic Growth Wanes
Bermuda-based re/insurers monitored by Fitch are expected to see a drop in underwriting profit in 2025, reporting an average combined ratio of 92% in 2025, up from 90.7% in 2024, the ratings agency said. For the first nine months of …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:02 AM |
Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates
A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance suggests that claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability premiums. “…The average …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:01 AM |
World Insurance Acquires Jersey Coast Insurance
World Insurance Associates reported it has acquired the business of Jersey Coast Insurance of Margate City, New Jersey. Terms of the October 1.2025 transaction were not disclosed. Jersey Coast Insurance offers both personal and commercial lines of insurance; specializing in …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:00 AM |
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates in California Paying $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
An integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California, that are affiliates of Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees. …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:00 AM |
Judge Allows Virginia Offshore Wind Project to Restart in Another Setback for Trump
A federal judge on Friday cleared U.S. power company Dominion Energy to resume work on its Virginia offshore wind project, the third legal blow this week to President Donald Trump’s anti-offshore wind agenda. Judge Jamar Walker of the U.S. District …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:00 AM |
Appeals Court Asks Arizona Justices to Define ‘Fortuitous Loss’
What constitutes a fortuitous loss in Arizona? That’s the question the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to answer to resolve a commercial property damage dispute. The circuit court is seeking clarity from the …
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 6:00 AM |
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