San Diego – September 17, 2026 -- ICW Group Insurance Companies joined thousands of volunteers across the United States to help pack an estimated 20 million meals for people facing food insecurity, marking the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 through a nationwide day of service organized by nonprofit 9/11 Day.
Amsterdam – September 17, 2026 -- Atradius Surety has launched operations in Canada, marking its first branch outside Europe as it targets rising demand for surety guarantees in construction, real estate and commercial sectors.
On September 17, 2026, Sam Halilovic was appointed Senior Manager, Surety Canada. He will oversee the development of the company's Canadian operations, including broker and customer relationships, and drive Atradius Surety's long-term growth ambitions in the market.
San Ramon, Calif. – September 17, 2026 -- California's surplus lines sector now writes roughly $24 billion in annual premium, with Lloyd's holding an 18% share of the state's excess & surplus (E&S) market in 2025, according to a new on-the-record discussion released by the Surplus Line Association of California (SLACAL).
The conversation, the inaugural episode of SLACAL's Executive Forum video series, features SLACAL CEO & Executive Director Benjamin J. McKay and Lloyd's Americas President Marc Lipman, moderated by SLACAL Chief Industry & Regulatory Officer David Kodama Jr.
Toronto – September 16, 2026 -- Manulife has appointed Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, effective September 16, 2026, giving her oversight of brand, marketing and customer experience strategy for a company serving more than 37 million customers worldwide.
Chapman will lead Manulife's Global Marketing organization and report to President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Witherington. Witherington said the appointment reflects internal succession planning and cited Chapman's track record leading transformation as key to advancing Manulife's goal of becoming the top choice for customers.
San Francisco – September 15, 2026 -- Fast Company has named Corgi Insurance to its Best Workplaces for Innovators in North America 2026 list, citing the AI-native insurance carrier's embedded culture of technology and rapid experimentation.
The company uses automation throughout claims, underwriting, trucking and other emerging lines of business, while expanding into new product categories built for modern commercial clients.
The company has developed proprietary agent clusters and custom tools that let staff automate workflows across departments, reducing manual steps in core insurance operations.
New York – September 15, 2026 -- AXA XL has appointed Rana Gillmon to a newly created role, Head of Private Equity Client Relations, Americas, tasked with deepening the insurer's ties to private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
The position is designed to align AXA XL's risk management offerings with the operational and portfolio-level needs of private equity clients across the Americas. Gillmon will act as the primary point of contact for these clients, working alongside regional and global underwriting teams to structure tailored insurance solutions.
Dallas – September 15, 2026 -- Integrity, LLC has partnered with Brave Insurance Group, a Dallas-based independent marketing organization founded by Blake Naylor specializing in final expense insurance. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Brave Insurance Group serves clients nationwide with final expense insurance solutions and will now gain access to Integrity's technology platform, including IntegrityCONNECT, a business growth engine offering demographic-segmented leads, instant health and life quoting, and application processing. The agency will also integrate Ask Integrity, Integrity's AI-powered and voice-activated digital assistant that delivers coverage recommendations and lifecycle reminders through its CRM.
Dallas – September 14, 2026 -- Specialty church and ministry insurer KingsCover Insurance Services has rebranded as Dominion First Insurance Services, LLC, retaining its status as the largest agency by book of business inside the KingsCover Underwriters program, a Risk Theory company.
Since its November 1, 2025 launch, the agency has generated more than $3 million in estimated premium savings for clients, expanded to over 400 church and ministry clients, and secured licensing across 16 states. That growth trajectory continues unchanged under the new corporate identity.
Boston – September 14, 2026 -- Duck Creek has secured a Luminary rating, the highest possible score in Celent's Technical Capabilities Matrix, along with two XCelent Awards for Advanced Technology and Breadth of Functionality in the research firm's 2026 Claims Systems Vendors: North America P&C Insurance report.
The recognition marks the third consecutive time Duck Creek has received Celent honors for its claims solution. Celent evaluated vendors on functionality, technology architecture, and customer base and support, reserving the Luminary distinction for the strongest performers across both technical criteria.
Stuart, Fla. – September 13, 2026 -- Health In Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIT) has been named one of Newsweek's America's Greatest Mid-Market Companies 2026, ranking among the 100 highest-scoring U.S. public mid-market firms selected from an initial pool of approximately 4,300 companies.
The list, compiled by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights Group, evaluated companies using financial strength, market performance, workforce data, employee feedback, innovation and patent metrics, independent sustainability assessments, and public records review. A proprietary scoring model narrowed the field to the final 100 honorees for 2026.