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Nationwide expands Ting program
Nationwide is expanding its partnership with Whisker Labs to provide free Ting sensors and fire prevention services to 500,000 additional homes over the next two years. The expanded program builds on three years of existing operations that have protected nearly 80,000 homes and prevented more than 1,100 electrical fires for Nationwide members.
Ting is a smart sensor that plugs into outlets and uses AI to detect electrical arcs and faults that signal fire hazards. When a hazard is detected, Ting's Fire Safety Team works with homeowners to resolve the issue, coordinating with electricians and covering up to $1,000 in repairs. The device also provides power outage information and frozen pipe risk alerts. Nationwide agents can now add Ting directly to homeowner policies for eligible members through the Nationwide policy center.
"By offering Ting as part of our Smart Protection Suite, we're taking a proactive approach to fire prevention by helping members identify electrical hazards before they cause a fire and setting a new standard for home protection," said Casey Kempton, president of Personal Lines at
Eligible members who enroll receive a Ting sensor, the Ting app with alerts, five years of fire prevention service, a $1,000 repair credit, and frozen pipe and outage alerts at no cost.
INSTANDA integrates with ServiceNow
INSTANDA, a provider of AI-enabled no-code insurance policy administration solutions, announced an integrated offering with ServiceNow designed to deliver end-to-end digital insurance capabilities. As a ServiceNow Build Partner, INSTANDA will develop and distribute applications using the ServiceNow AI Platform.
The integrated solution unites product configuration, servicing, and claims into one platform, featuring AI-driven triage, routing, and intelligent workflows. The partnership targets insurers seeking to modernize legacy systems and manage complex risk portfolios.
"By bringing together INSTANDA's no-code, configurable core policy administration platform with ServiceNow Workflow Solutions and digital capabilities, we're giving MGAs and insurers the power to move faster, operate smarter, and engage customers at every touchpoint," said Derek Hill, Co-founder and Group Chief Revenue Officer at INSTANDA,
AIG completes $2.7 billion acquisitions of stakes in Convex Group and Onex Corporation
American International Group has completed acquisitions of strategic minority ownership stakes in Convex Group Limited, a privately held global specialty insurer, and Onex Corporation, a publicly traded global asset manager. AIG acquired approximately 35% equity interest in Convex for approximately $2.1 billion and a 9.9% ownership stake in Onex for approximately $642 million. In conjunction with AIG's investment in Convex, Onex has become the majority shareholder in Convex with a 63% ownership interest.
AIG began participating in a whole account quota share of Convex's business beginning January 1, 2026, and will increase cessions in 2027 and 2028. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as financial advisor and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP acted as legal counsel for AIG.
"We could not be more pleased to announce the completion of our minority ownership stakes in Convex and Onex and are confident that these long-term investments will continue to strategically position AIG for growth in the future and will be accretive to AIG's earnings and return on equity in 2026 and in future years," said Peter Zaffino, chairman and CEO, AIG,
TheZebra.com appoints former Google product leader as chief AI officer
TheZebra.com announced the appointment of Daniel Herrington as chief AI officer. Herrington brings over a decade of AI product development experience from senior roles at Google, Vroom, Capital One and Priceline.
In his new role, Herrington will lead AI implementation across The Zebra's operations, including developer experience, customer empowerment, and advisor enablement. His team is deploying AI systems across engineering, product development, marketing, finance, and legal functions, as well as developing tools to help consumers navigate insurance options.
At Google, Herrington led the CoreML team, helping build infrastructure used to train and serve the Gemini models.
"Daniel advised us for a few months, helping to sort through the AI hype to identify the real, exceptional opportunities we have to harness this technology. I am thrilled that he has joined us full time," said Keith Melnick,
CCC names Josh Valdez chief product officer
CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc., a cloud platform provider for the P&C insurance industry, announced the appointment of Josh Valdez as Chief Product Officer, effective February 16, 2026. Valdez will lead the company's product strategy, design, and delivery, with responsibility for scaling AI-driven technology across CCC's platform.
Valdez brings experience in platform-based technology and artificial intelligence, including agentic AI. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Products at Dayforce, leading global product management with a focus on AI-driven capabilities. Previously, he was Vice President of Platform at Workday and co-founded Pattern, an intelligent workspace startup acquired by Workday. He also spent five years in senior product, technology, and strategy roles at Google.
"What drew me to CCC is the company's strong position, customer-centric execution, and the opportunity to evolve its proven AI capabilities to enable deeper orchestration of decisions and actions across a mission-critical ecosystem," said Valdez,
AI insurer MGT partners with Amwins
MGT, an AI-native commercial property and casualty insurance carrier, announced a partnership with Amwins, the largest independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products in the United States. The collaboration will bring MGT's AI-driven underwriting and pricing platform to select risks in the excess and surplus (E&S) market. Amwins operates over 138 offices globally with $45 billion in annual premium placements.
The partnership focuses on Lessers' Risk Only (LRO), MGT's first E&S product, which aims to reduce underwriting timelines for small commercial risks from days or weeks to instant decisions.
"Amwins is relentlessly focused on innovation and continuous improvement," said Ben Sloop, president and COO of Amwins,
"This partnership with Amwins demonstrates what's possible when great insurance fundamentals meet revolutionary technology," said Graham Topol, co-founder and co-CEO of MGT, in a press release.
The announcement follows MGT's $21.6 million Series B funding round in 2025.
Logic Underwriters adopts ZestyAI's storm models for Texas property underwriting
Logic Underwriters has adopted ZestyAI's Z-PROPERTY™, Z-HAIL™, and Z-WIND™ solutions to improve underwriting and rating precision across its personal and commercial property portfolio in Texas. The AI-powered models predict the likelihood and severity of storm-driven claims by analyzing local climatology and detailed property characteristics including roof condition, structural complexity, vegetation overhang, and yard debris.
Texas is the most expensive severe convective storm market in the United States, with hail and damaging wind driving billions of dollars in insured losses annually. ZestyAI's severe convective storm models are approved in 30 states and are trained on validated claims data.
"Texas is one of the most challenging storm markets in the U.S., and we need tools that match that reality," said Bill Motz, director of operations at
Hinterland Insurance appoints chief underwriting officer and commercial property executive
Hinterland Insurance, a Denver-based managing general agency and program administrator, has appointed Evan Krozy as chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president of commercial package and property. Harding will report to Krozy in the new leadership structure.
Krozy brings over 25 years of insurance experience to Hinterland, most recently serving as Chief Operations Officer at Frederick Mutual Insurance Company. His previous positions include Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer at Ascot Group and Chief Underwriting Officer for Specialty Property at The Hanover Insurance Group. Harding joins with more than 17 years of underwriting and brokerage experience from senior roles at carriers and a global brokerage.
"Evan's strategic specialty lines underwriting experience and Kristine's expertise in developing tailored coverage structures will be invaluable in the execution of our strategy," said Hinterland CEO Lee Glaser
ZeroDrift launches from stealth with $2M pre-seed funding
ZeroDrift, an AI-powered compliance enforcement platform, emerged from stealth announcing a $2 million pre-seed funding round led by a16z speedrun. The New York City-based company has developed a communication firewall that validates outbound messages against SEC, FINRA, and internal policies in real time before they are sent.
The platform integrates directly into existing business tools including email, browsers, CRMs, websites, social platforms, and AI systems. ZeroDrift encodes regulatory and firm-specific policies into machine-readable rulepacks that automatically check content, flag issues, and suggest fixes at the point of creation. The company is initially targeting financial services firms, including over 15,000 registered investment advisors, 3,500 asset managers, and broker-dealers in the United States.
"People do not want to be non-compliant. They just have no way to know if what they are writing is acceptable until it is too late," said Kumesh Aroomoogan, founder and CEO of ZeroDrift, in a press release.
Amanda Crawford named Texas Insurance Commissioner
Amanda Crawford assumed the role of Texas insurance commissioner on February 3, replacing Cassie Brown, who retired February 2 after four years in the position. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Crawford to lead the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).
As commissioner, Crawford will oversee regulation of the $293.9 billion Texas insurance market, the second largest in the nation and fifth largest in the world. The agency regulates 3,447 companies and more than 983,411 agents and adjusters.
Crawford brings more than 24 years of public service experience, including roles at the Office of the Attorney General where she served as general counsel and deputy attorney general for administration. Most recently, she was executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and chief information officer for the state. She earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
Honeycomb Insurance expands property coverage
Honeycomb Insurance announced February 12, 2026, that it has begun writing property and casualty insurance policies in Oregon, marking its 21st active state. The digital managing general agent specializes in coverage for landlords and condominium associations in markets where traditional carriers have reduced capacity.
The Chicago-based company enters Oregon as several carriers have pulled back from the state, creating tightened underwriting standards particularly for older properties with legacy infrastructure. Honeycomb offers property-level pricing and streamlined quoting that allows agents to place well-managed properties regardless of building age. Agents can submit individual properties or entire portfolios using only physical addresses to receive initial eligibility indications.
"Our platform allows us to underwrite each property individually with ease, speed and precision, at scale, even in complex environments with older buildings," said Itai Ben-Zaken, Co-Founder and CEO of Honeycomb Insurance, in a February 12, 2026 press release. The company now insures over $90 billion in real estate value across 21 states.
Chubb names leaders for Midwest and Southeast operations
Chubb announced
Ben Mortimer, currently senior vice president and major accounts segment leader, will succeed Yarlagadda as regional executive officer of the Southeast Region. In their new roles, Yarlagadda will oversee operations in 14 Midwest states while Mortimer will manage seven Southeast states. Additionally, Kevin Kraselsky, senior vice president and Atlanta branch manager, will add oversight of the Birmingham Branch territory, covering Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
All three will report to Chris Maleno, vice chairman of North America insurance and division president of North America field operations.
Sixfold appoints Tony Rosa as chief data and analytics officer
Sixfold announced the appointment of Tony Rosa as chief data & analytics officer. Rosa, a former Sixfold customer, brings 15 years of insurance data and underwriting strategy experience to the role. The appointment follows Sixfold's recent $30 million Series B funding round led by Brewer Lane with participation from Guidewire.
Rosa will focus on building portfolio-level intelligence to enable underwriters to move from analyzing individual submissions to strategic portfolio management. Prior to joining Sixfold, Rosa served as chief data & analytics officer at Ignyte Insurance and held senior analytics roles at NSM Insurance Group.
Maryland Insurance Administration names three senior appointees
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Marie Grant has appointed Courtney Thornton as associate commissioner of property and casualty, Brent Matthewson as chief data officer, and Sharon Fountain as director of mental health parity and network adequacy at the Maryland Insurance Administration.
Thornton, an insurance attorney who previously served as lead senior counsel at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, will lead the Property and Casualty Division, which handles consumer complaints and reviews insurance company filings. She spent 12 years in progressively responsible legal roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance, Zurich North America, AIG and Nationwide Insurance Co. before joining the Commission in 2023. She holds a law degree from the University of Maryland.
Matthewson assumes the inaugural chief data officer role, bringing experience from health care, financial services and retail energy sectors. Most recently, he served as chief data officer at WellStar Health System. Fountain joins from the U.S. Department of Labor, where she served as a senior employee benefits specialist. She will oversee enforcement of mental health parity and network adequacy requirements for health insurance products.
