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Reserve Strengthening for Casualty Lines Not Over: Moody’s

If personal auto insurance loss reserves are developing adversely, can commercial general liability be far behind? That’s the gist of one of the questions that analysts from Moody’s Investors Service asked—and answered—in a new report on the U.S. property/casualty insurance …

Viewpoint: The 10 Major Risks Shaping Insurance Today

I readily admit that lists of top risks, top threats, and opportunities for insurance are well-trodden ground, and ranking risks in order of importance inevitably triggers debate about which risk should be near the top or bottom, rather than the …

Moody’s on Why 2023 Was So Warm and What Will Happen This Year

A Moody’s publication looks why it was so warm last year and the impacts the effects of global warming will have in 2024. The publication “Warmest Year; Warmest Months: Climate Change and El Niño Edged the Global Closer to the …

Loan Deadline Looms for China Life Canary Wharf Tower

China Life Insurance Co. is in crunch talks with lenders to an office tower in Canary Wharf to help stave off the locality’s third potential major default, as the eastern financial district of London grapples with some of the city’s …

Study: Manmade Warming Increasing Drought in Western U.S.

Manmade warming has increased the prevalence and severity of concurrent drought and heat events, also termed hot droughts, across Western North America in the 20th-21st century, a new report shows. The authors of the report developed the Western North American …

Pew: 7-in-10 Americans Favor Steps to Become Carbon Neutral by 2050

Cannabis enthusiasts have the 4/20 holiday, but in two days some 7.9 billion people have cause to celebrate. Earth Day is Saturday, and while today’s eyes are on the cannabis holiday, the media is already starting to turn coverage to …

Full-Year Commercial Lines Combined Ratio May Be Lowest in 15 Years: Moody’s

With commercial lines insurers expected to report the lowest full-year aggregate combined ratio in 15 years, together with double-digit direct premium growth, Moody’s Investors Service announced a stable outlook for the U.S. P/C commercial lines sector. The outlook report, “2023 …

Markets/Coverages: AXIS Cyber and Liability Policy for SMBs; Moody’s ESG Underwriting Solution; CyberCube, AkinovA Partner on Cyber Analysis

AXIS Launches Streamlined Cyber and Liability Policy for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses AXIS Capital Holdings Limited said it launched an insurance policy that offers custom-built cyber and specialist liability coverage for companies with up to $2 billion in revenue. The …

Self-Fulfilling Rankings Boost Rating Agency Power: Researcher

Agencies that rate and rank nations, corporations and colleges wield enormous power, influencing investment flows and prompting leaders to pursue policies that might improve their standing. But the source of that clout is puzzling, Cornell University economist Kaushik Basu writes …

Tesla, Other Car Makers Have Edge Over Incumbent Auto Insurers: Moody’s

Tesla and other car makers represent a growing threat to incumbent auto insurers, even though they have little direct impact on the insurance market today, Moody’s Investors Services said. In a report titled, “Tesla’s insurance venture puts incumbents under added …