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#1 New Law Orders Louisiana Insurers to Show Prior Policy Premiums
Aug 4 2025 // Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory...
#2 Insurer Can’t Sue for Unjust Enrichment by Deceptive Insured, Appeals Court Says
Jul 28 2025 // A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of...
#3 Louisiana Insurers Must Disclose Prior Policy Premiums Under Controversial New Law
Jul 15 2025 // Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory...
#4 Homeowners Insurers Still Boosting Rates; Top Carriers Ranked: AM Best
Aug 8 2025 // Last year’s sub-100 combined ratio for the homeowners line broke a five-year string of 100-plus figures for the U.S. insurance industry in aggregate—and homeowners insurers are sticking to rate increases to keep...
#5 Top 5 Auto Insurers File for Average 6% Rate Reduction This Year, Florida OIR Says
Jul 29 2025 // Florida may have had some of the highest property and auto insurance rates in the country in recent years, but so far this year, the largest auto insurers have filed for rate decreases averaging about 6%, regulators...
#6 Florida Judge Blocks State Agency for Citizens Claims Disputes, But Insurer Appeals
Aug 5 2025 // A Florida judge temporarily halted Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from sending claims disputes to a state arbitration agency, but a notice of appeal by Citizens automatically suspended the judge’s...
#7 Texas Department of Insurance Issues Guidance for Insurers Following Deadly Floods
Jul 15 2025 // The Texas Department of Insurance shared a bulletin on flooding disaster guidance in light of the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country. The bulletin lays out expectations for how insurers, agents, contractors, adjusters...
#8 Insurer Says it Has No Duty to Defend Kansas City Super Bowl Parade Shooting Lawsuit
Jul 22 2025 // Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters said in a complaint last week that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a Kansas City sports promotion group facing an underlying lawsuit over a mass shooting at a 2024 Super Bowl...
#9 Viewpoint: US Life Reinsurance Driven by Insurers Seeking Growth, Capital Optimization
Jul 16 2025 // Strategic partnerships between re/insurers and alternative investment managers, the use of offshore platforms, and a fourth consecutive record year of annuity sales led to continued reinsurance growth in the U.S. in...
#10 Prior Knowledge Ends Filmmaker Baldoni’s Coverage for Harassment Claims: Insurer
Jul 22 2025 // The insurer for the actor Justin Baldoni and other executives at his movie studio Wayfarer says its policies do not cover actress Blake Lively’s allegations of sexual harassment during the filming of the movie...
#11 Markets/Coverages: HDI Global, Parametric Insurer Descartes Launch EQ Cover in Japan
Jul 14 2025 // The Japan branch of Germany-based corporate & specialty insurer HDI Global SE, part of Talanx AG, has received regulatory authorization in Japan to offer parametric earthquake insurance. HDI Global collaborated with...
#12 Trenton Diocese Withdraws Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Sex Abuse Coverage
Aug 8 2025 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against four liability insurers over coverage for sexual abuse claims brought against the diocese under the New Jersey Child Victims...
#13 Texas Auto Insurer for Residual Market Approved for Rate Increase
Jul 30 2025 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) said in a bulletin this month that it has approved private passenger and commercial auto rate increases for the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA), the state’s...
#14 City’s Insurer to Pay $550K for Police Twice Wrongfully Arresting, Jailing Man
Jul 29 2025 // A Rhode Island city’s insurer will pay $550,000 to settle the case of a resident who was twice wrongfully arrested and jailed for a crime he did not commit. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced the...
#15 Insurers Can’t Ask Punitive Damages in Marine Cargo Contract Dispute
Aug 11 2025 // Despite allegations of fraud and padding of premiums, neither a Miami-based cargo insurance broker nor a Lloyd’s coverholder can be asked to pay punitive damages in a breach-of-contract dispute, a Florida appeals...
#16 Competition Among European P/C Insurers Is Rising, Along With Claims Inflation: S&P
Jul 23 2025 // Competition among European non-life primary insurers is increasing, despite rising claims inflation, according to S&P Global Ratings in a report on the European insurance sector. Property/casualty commercial insurers...
#17 Polish Insurer PZU Eyes Seed Funding Role for Big Polish Projects
Jul 28 2025 // Polish insurer PZU SA envisages playing a key role in attracting financing for the country’s big-ticket energy and infrastructure projects after it completes a merger with Bank Pekao SA. Chief Executive Officer...
#18 South African State Insurer Builds $1.1 Billion Riot Buffer
Jul 30 2025 // South Africa’s state-owned risk insurer, which the government bailed out so it could meet claims stemming from riots four years ago, has built up a 20 billion-rand ($1.1 billion) buffer to safeguard its finances in...
#19 UK Hybrid Fronting Insurer Bridgehaven to Acquire Dublin Insurer SureStone
Jul 28 2025 // Bridgehaven Europe Holdings Ltd., the UK hybrid fronting insurer in commercial and specialty lines, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Dublin-based insurer, SureStone Insurance DAC. The deal, for an undisclosed...
#20 Credit Insurer Atradius Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Jul 21 2025 // Atradius, the Amsterdam-based global credit insurer, announced that Lloyd’s on July 15 granted “in principle” approval for a new syndicate, due to launch on Jan. 1, 2026. Atradius Syndicate 1864 will...
