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US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples
Sep 22 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first half of 2025, according to a new report. “The lack of any significant...
US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters
Sep 22 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). WTW said the price increase has been very close to 6% over the...
UK Teenager Charged by US for Role in Yearslong Hack Spree
Sep 19 2025 // The US Justice Department accused a British teenager on Thursday of engaging in a yearslong spree of cyberattacks that targeted 47 American organizations and netted more than $100 million in ransom payments. Thalha Jubair,...
US Political Violence Surges to Record, Bloomberg Analysis Shows
Sep 15 2025 // Political violence in a polarized US is surging, with the past five years of assassinations and attempts on the lives of politicians the highest on records dating back to the 1960s, a Bloomberg Geo-Economic analysis...
US Appeals Court Hits Pause on Challenges to SEC Climate Rule
Sep 15 2025 // A federal appeals court on Friday said it was pausing its consideration of legal challenges against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s climate regulations until the Wall Street regulator decides whether it...
Fitch Ratings: U.S. E&S Growth Slows but Remains Strong
Sep 12 2025 // Direct written premiums saw double-digit growth for the seventh straight year for U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) insurers, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest annual property/casualty market review. Per a Fitch...
US Urges G-7 Sanctions on Russian Oil as Trump Loses Patience
Sep 12 2025 // The US will urge its allies in the Group of Seven to impose tariffs as high as 100% on China and India for their purchases of Russian oil in an effort to convince President Vladimir Putin to end his war in...
America’s New EU Ambassador Vows to Fight Red Tape for US Companies
Sep 12 2025 // The US will defend American companies from digital and environmental regulations taking effect in the European Union that may unfairly target them, according to the new US ambassador to the EU. Concerns include the digital...
US LNG Exporters Race to Tie Up Financing as Surplus Looms
Sep 11 2025 // US developers are racing to cash in on the nation’s natural-gas export boom while they still can. The massive US buildout of terminals that process and ship liquefied natural gas, or LNG, has transformed the nation...
US Treasury-Led Watchdog Dismantles Climate Advisory Panels
Sep 11 2025 // U.S. financial regulators voted on Wednesday to disband two committees charged with monitoring financial risks brought on by climate change, ending a multi-year Biden administration effort to embed climate threats into...
AM Best: Six-Month US P/C Underwriting Income Jumps to $11.2B
Sep 11 2025 // An early look by AM Best at the financial results of the U.S. property/casualty industry revealed insurers recorded an estimated $11.2 billion in net underwriting income in the first half of 2025. Last year after the first...
South Korean E-Commerce Giant Coupang Wins US Dismissal of IPO Lawsuit
Sep 11 2025 // Coupang, the e-commerce company often called the Amazon of South Korea, won the dismissal on Wednesday of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders during and after its 2021 initial public offering, Wall Street’s...
US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies
Sep 10 2025 // Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Wednesday that would let artificial intelligence companies apply for exemptions to federal regulation to help them experiment in developing new technology. Cruz leads...
US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters
Sep 10 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). WTW said the price increase has been very close to 6% over the...
US Electric Car Uptake Will Slow Further on Trump Policies
Sep 9 2025 // Already sluggish adoption of electric vehicles in the US will slow even further after a $7,500 tax credit for EV buyers expires later this month. Battery-powered cars will account for half of US auto sales in 2039, five...
US Property Insurance Costs Hit New High as Disasters Worsen
Sep 9 2025 // The cost of property insurance in the US rose to an all time-high in the first half of the year, as homeowners faced sharp price increases in states recently affected by climate-related disasters, such as California. The...
People Moves: Lockton Promotes Rapciewicz and Cullen to Lead US Casualty
Sep 8 2025 // Brokerage Lockton announced new leadership appointments within its U.S. casualty business. Peter Rapciewicz has been named U.S. casualty leader, and Jessica Cullen appointed head of excess casualty and operations. Peter...
US Plant Raid Jolts South Korea and Stirs Investor Anxiety
Sep 8 2025 // The immigration raid on a Georgia EV battery plant run by two South Korean firms has rattled Seoul, coming less than two weeks after President Lee Jae Myung’s White House meeting with Donald Trump where Korean...
Head of EU Parliament Trade Committee Has ‘Doubts’ About Deal With US
Sep 5 2025 // The head of the European Parliament’s trade committee said Wednesday he has “doubts” about aspects of the EU’s trade deal with the Trump administration and predicted the deal could be amended during...
US Government Says Southern California Edison Should Pay for LA Fire Costs
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. asked a federal court to force Southern California Edison to pay for fighting a pair of wildfires that were believed to have originated from its power lines, including the Eaton Fire in January in Los Angeles...
