Tobin Center for Executive Education partnered with ACORD, the standards-setting body for the global insurance industry, designed to bridge the gap between learning and performance and help insurance industry organizations strengthen their people, culture, and competitive advantage.

Coastal Insurance Underwriters, a leading program administrator specializing in designing, creating and managing insurance products for a variety of business classes, has rebranded to Starwind Community Associations. Starwind Community Associations will continue to operate with the same experienced teams, delivering tailored insurance programs that meet the unique needs of their clients while benefiting from the expanded infrastructure, capacity and carrier relationships of Starwind Specialty.

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants acquired Price Insurance, an independent agency providing comprehensive solutions for individuals, families and businesses in the Chicago area. Price Insurance strengthens EPIC’s Private Client practice by adding a talented team with deep experience serving Chicago’s affluent North Shore.

The world’s leading expert in hail-related intelligence, VDE Americas announced the internationalization of its hail risk assessment and mitigation services — providing hail severity and frequency forecasts to help mitigate hail damage to millions of glass panels across Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa.

Ivans announced the results of the Q3 2025 Ivans Index™, the insurance industry’s premium renewal rate index. The third quarter results of 2025 showed average premium renewal rate change for all major commercial lines of business, except workers’ compensation, are up year over year. Q3 2025 experienced a decrease in average premium renewal rate change across nearly all major commercial lines compared to Q2 2025, with the exception of general liability and workers’ compensation, which increased.

MDD has announced the opening of its Taiwan office, its eighth location in Asia Pacific. This strategic move reflects the firm's growing footprint in the region, driven by the increase in claims activity in Taiwan. The new presence will enhance MDD’s ability to deliver expert forensic accounting services to clients, within the Taiwanese insurance and litigation markets.

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