Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports October 29, 2025 By L.S. Howard Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm – a record for the Caribbean island nation...
Ryan Specialty Agrees to Acquire Canadian MGU Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting October 28, 2025 By L.S. Howard Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting...
NY Insurance Regulator Warns of Cyber Threats From Third-Party Service Providers October 23, 2025 By L.S. Howard The New York State financial services regulator warns insurance companies, banks and other financial services institutions of the cyber risks...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards October 20, 2025 By L.S. Howard The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by...
An Unsustainable Trend – Declining P/C Rates and Rising Cost of Risk: Marsh’s Doyle October 17, 2025 By L.S. Howard Property/casualty prices are declining, while the cost of risk continues to rise – a trend that is unsustainable over time,...
Natural Disaster Claims in 2025 to Again Top $100B Despite ‘Abnormally Low’ Q3 Events October 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first nine months of 2025 are estimated to hit US$105 billion, bringing...
Weak Governance of Artificial Intelligence Raises Risks of Cyberattacks: Moody’s October 10, 2025 By L.S. Howard Weak artificial intelligence (AI) governance practices pose a growing risk of data breaches, warns a report published by Moody’s Ratings....
Exclusive Member of Reinsurance Class of 2025: Duperreault’s Cedar Trace October 6, 2025 By L.S. Howard There are certain traits of hard reinsurance market cycles: prices rise, terms and conditions tighten, and new Bermuda reinsurers are...
Cyber Tops List of Business Risks With Geopolitical Volatility Surging Into Top 10: Aon October 1, 2025 By L.S. Howard Geopolitical volatility has surged into a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the number one concern globally, followed...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards September 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by...