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Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer
Jan 9 2025 // The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history, draining insurance coffers and threatening California’s massive state-sponsored insurance...
Viewpoint: It Is Insurers’ Time to Lead a Resilience Revolution
Jan 9 2025 // There is a risk crisis affecting the insurance industry. Hurricanes Helene and Milton left a trail of tens of billions of dollars of destruction across the southeastern United States. These latest storms have shown that no...
Swiss Insurer Helvetia Said to Mull Sale of German Operations
Jan 7 2025 // Helvetia Holding AG is considering a sale of its loss-making German insurance operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The Swiss insurer has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and plans to collect non-binding...
The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving
Jan 6 2025 // Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of dollars in commodity trade moving through some of the world’s most dangerous waters....
Top Climate Group for Banks, Insurers, and Asset Managers Is Making Changes
Jan 2 2025 // The world’s biggest climate coalition for financial firms is making adjustments after several high-profile banks, insurers and asset managers opted out. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, which was...
Mixed Bag: What Trump 2.0 Tariffs, DOGE Activities Mean For Insurers
Jan 2 2025 // Setting aside the populist flavor of his campaign rhetoric, Donald J. Trump’s previous service as the nation’s 45th president presents a remarkable opportunity to make educated guesses about the impact of his...
UK Insurer Aviva to Cut Up to 2,300 Jobs in $4.65 Billion Direct Line Deal
Dec 31 2024 // British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,300 jobs as it takes over smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday [Dec. 23], creating the UK’s...
Aviva Agrees to Buy UK Insurer Direct Line for £3.7 Billion
Dec 23 2024 // Aviva Plc agreed to buy Direct Line Insurance Group Plc for roughly £3.7 billion ($4.65 billion) in a deal that would create the UK’s largest motor insurer. Each Direct Line shareholder will be entitled to receive...
Auto Insurer’s Online System Breach Tied to Unemployment Fraud
Dec 20 2024 // Noblr, a USAA Insurance subsidiary offering insurance through an online quoting application, will pay $500,000 following a data breach that New York officials say affected 80,000 people and led to fraudulent unemployment...
European Insurers’ Fundamentals Resilient to Moderating Premium Rates, Falling Yields
Dec 19 2024 // European insurers approached the new year from a position of strength, having benefited from supportive interest rates and pricing cycles over the past two years. However, 2025 is expected to present more challenges, with...
AM Best Report Cites MGA’s Role in Insurer Insolvencies
Dec 18 2024 // This story has been edited for clarity. In May of 2022, as Florida lawmakers debated solutions to the Florida property insurance crisis, a number of Democrats in the state Senate argued litigation and roof claims were not...
Troubled New York Taxi Insurer Sues 180 Providers in Huge No-Fault Fraud Case
Dec 17 2024 // New York’s largest taxi insurer that is facing serious financial and regulatory challenges has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $450 million against medical providers it alleges have been part of a huge fraud scheme...
International, Domestic Insurers Push Into Catastrophe-Hit US Property Markets
Dec 16 2024 // International and domestic insurers are pushing into the U.S. market for hard-to-protect homes, charging high premiums and enjoying strong profits after some U.S. firms pulled out. Rising losses from storms, hurricanes and...
Swiss Insurer Helvetia’s Cost-Saving Plans Will Impact About 500 Jobs: CEO
Dec 16 2024 // Swiss insurer Helvetia plans to cut jobs and relocate some workers as part of an efficiency program aimed at saving about 200 million francs ($224 million) over the next three years. The measures will affect around 500...
Offshore Driller Asks Judge to Block Insurers’ Demands for $250M Collateral
Dec 13 2024 // W&T Offshore, an independent driller operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has asked a federal judge to block insurance companies’ demands for $250 million in additional collateral for taking apart old oil...
New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses
Dec 12 2024 // New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the plans. That measure is one of several...
Top Carriers Connecting: How Agents Rank Insurers On Digital Experience
Dec 12 2024 // Carriers are on the hunt for quality agencies to make new appointments, according to a new report, which also found that the top way they’re finding them is at industry tradeshows and events. While face-to-face...
Hermes Family in Talks to Invest in French Insurer Albingia
Dec 12 2024 // A family office backed by members of the Hermes fortune are among the likely buyers of French insurer Albingia, in an investment that signals a goal to diversify their wealth away from luxury. Krefeld Invest, the family...
Fitch: US P/C Insurers Hold at Neutral for 2025
Dec 12 2024 // U.S. property/casualty insurers are positioned favorably heading into 2025, Fitch Ratings forecasted in its annual outlook report. Citing “a strong personal lines turnaround” and “resiliency following an...
Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers
Dec 11 2024 // Uber Technologies Inc. is asking New York City’s taxi regulator to reconsider proposed changes to commercial auto insurance requirements, saying they may unintentionally leave thousands of drivers in one of the...
