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US E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
Jun 26 2025 // A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4% in 2024, down from 14.5% a year earlier. While growth stayed up in double...
What to Watch: The Trends for P/C Insurance in 2025 So Far
Jun 24 2025 // As we reach the midpoint of 2025, now is a perfect time to reflect on some of the key trends that have defined the first half of the year while also looking ahead at what to expect in the back half of 2025. The...
Escalating Hormuz Tensions Drive Up Middle East War Risk Insurance Costs: Sources
Jun 24 2025 // U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s reprisals have doubled the price of insuring shipments to the Middle East and the Gulf in the last week, insurance sources said on Monday. War risk insurance premiums for...
Insurance Sector Should Be on the Lookout for ‘Scattered Spider’ Hackers
Jun 23 2025 // Watch out, insurance industry. A well-known cybercrime group appears to have shifted focus to insurers. Apparently, recent cybersecurity incidents at Erie Insurance, Philadelphia Insurance Cos., and most recently Aflac are...
Air India Crash Risks Fueling Up to 30% Jump in Insurance Premiums
Jun 23 2025 // Indian insurance policy sellers expect the cost of coverage for airlines to spike as much as 30% after the deadliest aviation crash in more than a decade. Sajja Praveen Chowdary, director at Indian broker Policybazaar,...
Verisk: Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low but Severity Up on Wildfire Losses
Jun 19 2025 // The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial increases in tornado activity to “Tornado Alley,” but claim volume...
Planetary Waves Linked to Wild Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950: Study
Jun 19 2025 // Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep underestimating the surge in killer heat...
Translating the real meaning of risk in Cotality’s 2025 Hurricane Risk Report
Jun 18 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Cotality. Hurricane risk isn’t exclusive to Florida — or to coastal areas at all, for that matter. Many people, including insurance professionals, do not realize how far...
US Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years, Report Shows
Jun 18 2025 // U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4% over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two years, a new report shows. LendingTree’s 2025 State of Home Insurance Report shows rates from...
IICF Gathers Insurance CEOs and Senior Industry Leaders to Discuss the Future of Work and Innovation at Global Leadership Conference in New York
Jun 17 2025 // IICF Legacy Leaders honored for contributions to the foundation and local communities LOS ANGELES – June 16, 2025 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping...
APCIA Warns Michigan Auto Insurance Bill Could Destabilize Market, Increase Costs
Jun 17 2025 // A Michigan lawmaker has proposed legislation that would mandate auto insurance premium reductions of at least 10% on any new or renewed policy, a bill that the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) says...
AI Risks Voted Top Concern in Verisk’s Emerging Issues Bracket
Jun 16 2025 // Collegiate teams that competed in the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments turned heads in March. Now, we’re hearing about topics that made it to the final rounds of Verisk’s recent emerging...
Premium Insurance Demand Rises With Global Travel Disruptions
Jun 16 2025 // With flight cancellations, delays and other disruptions on the rise, leisure travelers are being increasingly discerning over the level and type of insurance they buy and businesses are turning to specialist advisory...
Rate Growth Slows, Moving Violations Increase: The Road Ahead for Auto
Jun 16 2025 // The auto insurance market is shifting gears. Last year, the sector saw premium growth, lower retention rates and improved loss ratios, leading to a softening market and increased profitability. However, it’s a...
Political Risk Cover Demand Rises, but GWP Growth Lags: Report
Jun 16 2025 // Demand for political risk insurance is likely to rise by 33% due to tariff uncertainty and the instability of the current trading environment, according to Howden’s 2025 survey of multinational corporates with...
Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says
Jun 16 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual
Jun 16 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICRs of...
Customers Find Orders Blocked, Shelves Empty With Retail Cyberattacks on the Rise
Jun 13 2025 // A string of recent cyberattacks and data breaches involving the systems of major retailers have started affecting shoppers. United Natural Foods, a wholesale distributor that supplies Whole Foods and other grocers, said...
UK Risk Managers Identify ‘Tech, AI and Cyber’ as Top Concern in AIRMIC Survey
Jun 12 2025 // UK risk managers identified five key themes that could affect their businesses, topped by “technology, AI and cyber,” according to AIRMIC, the British risk management group, which conducted a survey of its...
North Carolina Auto Rates to Rise for Second Time This Year After Agreement
Jun 11 2025 // North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5% average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry. The increase comes six months after...
