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Keith Pryde Ames & Gough Appoint Pryde and Walunas as AVPs In Washington, DC Office Ames & Gough appointed Keith Pryde and Tina Walunas as assistant vice presidents in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Pryde, an account executive in the law firm practice focusing on clients in New York City and the U.S. Northeast, joined Ames & Gough in 2023. Drawing on more than 20 years of insurance industry experience, he works to structure, negotiate, and place insurance programs for small and mid-size law firms. This includes arranging multi-layered lawyers’ professional liability insurance and cyber/network security liability insurance programs as…

SAN FRANCISCO — September 15, 2026 — Ascend, the leading financial operations platform for the insurance industry, today announced Altitude by Ascend, a new gathering for senior insurance executives taking place April 26–28, 2027, in Tampa, Florida. Altitude will bring together CEOs, CFOs, COOs, finance and operations leaders, and other influential voices in the insurance industry for two days of candid discussion, peer connection, and practical conversations about the decisions shaping the future of insurance. Altitude will feature perspectives from leaders at Marsh McLennan Agency, World Insurance Associates, The Baldwin Group, and more to explore the future of financial operations,…

Miller, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, announced its continued expansion in Asia with the launch of Miller Malaysia. Building on its established presence across the region, Miller Malaysia’s initial offering under its Labuan license will focus on treaty and facultative reinsurance, with plans to broaden its product capabilities over time. The launch represents a further milestone in Miller’s accelerating Asian growth strategy, following the opening of Miller Korea in January 2025 and the acquisition of Japanese broker Lead Insurance Services in 2022. With key talent already secured in the region, including Jo Garnett and Hui Sin Low, and additional…

This article is part of a sponsored series by Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. How are you using AI at work? Are you using AI only to write emails or summaries, and feeling unclear about what more you can accomplish with AI? More concerning, are you using AI in ways that distance you from your customers, potentially endangering the personal relationships and trust at the center of the insurance business? Does your lack of understanding lead to sharing inaccurate, AI-generated coverage information or privacy disclosures, creating new E&O exposures? If you own or manage an agency, how do you decide…

Canada wants to see the creation of a global “technology stability” body to help oversee artificial intelligence and ensure it is safe, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. “There’s a need for coordination,” Carney said in an interview with Bloomberg News on Monday. “Ultimately, a technology stability board, in our view, along the lines of the Financial Stability Board would make sense.” “It’s an opportunity — and I think ultimately what it’s going to mean is greater value creation and greater value delivery to people.” The leaders of major AI labs, including Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei, have said development…

Insurance company Sagen MI Canada Inc. is looking to raise around C$300 million ($216 million) through a bond sale as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. The debt will likely mature in seven years, the people said, asking not to be identified as they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. Executives spoke with investors on Monday. A representative with the firm didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Sagen provides mortgage-default insurance. Photograph: The Toronto skyline over Lake Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026; photo credit: Cole Burston/Bloomberg Copyright 2026 Bloomberg.…

Former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey lost his appeal on Monday against an industry ban for hampering an internal disciplinary investigation into sexual harassment allegations, although a fine imposed on him by Britain’s financial watchdog was reduced. A spokesperson for Odey, a leading backer of Brexit and donor to the Conservative Party, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the outcome of his appeal. London’s Upper Tribunal reduced the Financial Conduct Authority’s £1.835 million ($2.47 million) fine against Odey to just below £1.53 million. Read more: Odey Banned From UK Financial Services Industry for ‘Lack of…

The California Department of Industrial Relations swore in Nicole Richardson as administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation on Sept. 1, following her appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Richardson previously served as DWC’s acting administrative director and chief counsel. As administrative director, Richardson will continue to oversee DWC’s statewide operations, programs and services,. Richardson has more than 20 years of experience in California’s workers’ compensation system. She joined DWC as staff counsel in 2017 and advanced through several leadership positions within the division’s legal unit, including staff counsel and chief counsel. Earlier this year, she was named acting administrative…

A drug maker is paying $32 million to settle allegations it violated kickback laws by paying Medicare beneficiary co-pays to encourage the buying of its drug, Oxervate. Dompé U.S. Inc., based in California, has agreed to settle the allegations that between 2018 and 2021 it paid Medicare beneficiary co-pays through two patient assistance foundations to induce the purchase of Oxervate, which is a violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. Department of Jusitice. Medicare beneficiaries who obtain prescriptions covered by Medicare may be required to make a copay. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits drug…

Ascot announced a series of changes to its U.S. operating and distribution model, including a new U.S. regional executive leadership team, an expanded North America distribution role and the consolidation of seven U.S. business segments into five product verticals. These updates will align underwriting expertise and regional leadership more closely around the exposures, geographies and client segments Ascot serves.The appointments and new operating structure will take effect October 1. Ascot’s new U.S. Regional Executive Leadership team will coordinate local market execution and key insured relationships across the Northeast, Southeast, Central and West. The model will support Ascot’s continued growth by…