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Viral Work Trends Q&A: A Fun Way for Your Agency to Discuss Recruiting
Jun 2 2025 // Recruitment doesn’t have to be a dull subject. Imagine discussing it in a more enjoyable way at your next management meeting. Viral work trends are an excellent starting point. TikTok alone has 115,000 videos tagged...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Highest in 14 Years
Jun 2 2025 // Written premiums in California stabilized in 2022 through 2024 after the large swings during the pandemic, while the combined ratio rose to the highest level in 14 years, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for Oklahoma Farm Bureau Mutual
May 29 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...
Tokio Marine Launches Green Unit, Eyes $1 Billion Revenues by 2030
May 28 2025 // Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has set up a unit to insure activities linked to the low-carbon transition such as green hydrogen, shipping and cement and is targeting $1 billion in revenues by the end of the decade, its...
First Heat Wave of Season to Bake West, Increasing Wildfire Risk
May 27 2025 // Extreme heat levels of are expected in the western United States later this week, raising the risk wildfires and heat-related illnesses and putting a strain on power grids. Meteorologists at AccuWeather say a strong dome...
Political Risk Cover Demand Rises, but GWP Growth Lags: Report
May 27 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
May 23 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...
Senate Votes to Block California’s Rule to Ban Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035
May 22 2025 // The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, moving to kill the country’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric...
Corporate Nuclear Verdicts Surged to New Record High in 2024, Report Says
May 22 2025 // Nuclear verdicts against corporate defendants reached a record high in 2024, led by cases involving products liability and intellectual property, according to a new report from research firm Marathon Strategies. The number...
State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
May 21 2025 // State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted before being rejected and agreeing to an...
Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils
May 19 2025 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been the norm in recent years, according to Swiss Re analysis. If this trend continues, global...
New Report Shows Rise in Cargo Theft, With Three States Leading the Way
May 19 2025 // Cargo theft across the U.S. and Canada continued to rise in 2024, with three states making up the bulk of losses, a new report shows. Multimodal hubs in California, Texas, as well as around Chicago, continue to be top...
Swiss Re Profits Up Despite Losses from California Wildfires
May 16 2025 // Swiss Re AG’s profit rose in the first quarter as losses from the California wildfires were offset by positive performance across the business. Net income increased to $1.3 billion from $1.1 billion a year earlier,...
Sedgwick Experts Outline Key Workers’ Comp Claims Trends
May 16 2025 // Two experts from risk and claims administration partner Sedgwick outlined a few key workers’ compensation trends worth paying attention to today. The topics were based on Sedgwick data and primarily related to the...
2024 P/C Insurance Combined Ratio Best in More Than a Decade
May 15 2025 // With combined ratios for personal and commercial lines landing only 0.4 points apart last year, the property/casualty insurance industry’s aggregate 2024 combined ratio was 96.5—marking the lowest figure since...
Report: California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Highest in 14 Years
May 14 2025 // Written premiums in California stabilized in 2022 through 2024 after the large swings during the pandemic, while the combined ratio rose to the highest level in 14 years, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation...
German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims
May 13 2025 // Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7 billion euros ($1.89 billion) in claims relating to the Los Angeles wildfires...
Insurer Coalition: Costs From Business Email Compromise Rise in 2024
May 12 2025 // About 60% of claims handled by cyber insurer Coalition were from business email compromises—and about a third of those including funds transfer fraud. According to its “2025 Cyber Claims Report,” Coalition...
Texas Legislators Seek Solutions to Rising Home Insurance Rates
May 9 2025 // Texas lawmakers hope to rein in homeowners’ rising insurance bills even as they acknowledge there’s only so much they can do to tackle costs. Legislators have advanced bills to limit how much insurance...
EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn
May 9 2025 // The European Union’s plan to slash the scope of new ESG regulations opens the door to a wave of litigation, as companies would no longer be required to act in a way that lives up to the bloc’s climate law. The...
