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PGM Solutions Expands Home Factors with New Roof and Electrical Insights to Strengthen Carrier Risk Models

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PGM Solutions Expands Home Factors with New Roof and Electrical Insights to Strengthen Carrier Risk Models

New attributes—electrical panel location, roof life stage, and plumbing materials—enhance underwriting precision and deepen visibility into structural risk. Tampa, FL – October 14, 2025 — PGM Solutions today announced the expansion of its Home Factors property intelligence platform. The latest release introduces several new and enhanced attributes, including electrical panel and sub-panel location, roof life […]

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AmTrust Expands E&S Division, Spins Off Some MGAs With Blackstone

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AmTrust Expands E&S Division, Spins Off Some MGAs With Blackstone

AmTrust Financial Services has a busy day on Sept. 15 as it expanded its excess & surplus division to include new lines, appointed leadership, and announced an agreement with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to spin off certain managing general agencies into a new, independent company. AmTrust introduced new product lines in property, environmental, and builders

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Consilium Expands its Wholesale Presence in Caribbean With Launch of Jamaican Hub

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Consilium Expands its Wholesale Presence in Caribbean With Launch of Jamaican Hub

Consilium, the London-based speciality re/insurance wholesale broker, announced the expansion of its international footprint with the opening of a new hub in Kingston, Jamaica (subject to regulatory approval). Max Pragnell has been appointed as managing partner to lead the office. The launch in Jamaica is part of Consilium’s strategy to build out wholesale operations in

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New York State Expands Drought Watch to 30 Counties

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a drought watch is being expanded by 30 counties, bringing the total to 50 counties under a watch across the state. Governor Kathy Hochul said the action was taken after consulting with the State Drought Management Task Force and federal agencies for the Catskills, Susquehanna, Mohawk/Upper

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Wellington Management Expands into Private Markets

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Wellington Management Expands into Private Markets

(Bloomberg) — Wellington Management Co. is a rarity in the investment world: a fund manager with more than $1 trillion of assets and almost zero brand recognition. Not for long.  The staid, nearly century-old firm that mostly serves vanilla equity and bond strategies to buttoned-up institutions like pensions and endowments is now moving aggressively into

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Medicare Prior Authorization Expands to Ambulatory Surgical Centers

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Medicare word on a small chalk board.

Medicare beneficiaries in ten states will soon be participating in a new prior authorization program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing a five-year demonstration project for prior authorization of certain services provided in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs), starting in December 2025. The targeted services are procedures that can be medically necessary,

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Private Equity Expands Reach in RIA Middle Market

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Private Equity Expands Reach in RIA Middle Market

Private equity is steadily encroaching on the RIA industry’s middle market, as PE-backed firms now own nearly one-quarter of the industry’s total assets in that segment. According to a new analysis from AdvizorPro, as of July 2025, 81 RIAs with under $1 billion in assets under management are private equity-owned, a 30.6% increase from 62

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