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JD Power: Drivers Keep Shopping Even as Auto Insurance Price Increases Slow

Even as auto insurance rates level out, drivers are still looking for a better deal. The rate of U.S. auto insurance premium price increases slowed to less than 2% at the end of 2024, down from 13% at the beginning …

Student Competition to Showcase Young Talent at RIMS

Attendees of the RIMS’ Riskworld annual conference in Chicago will have an opportunity to meet a cohort of aspiring risk management professionals, who are participating in a global university competition. Teams from eight colleges around the world will compete in …

Uber Teams Up With May Mobility to Launch Robotaxis in US Cities

Uber Technologies said on Thursday it will partner with self-driving technology startup May Mobility to deploy thousands of self-driving vehicles on its ride-hailing platform across U.S. cities, starting with Arlington, Texas, by late 2025. This adds to Uber’s growing list …

Zurich Offers ‘Roadmap’ to Prep Businesses, Governments for Climate Change

A new paper from Zurich calls out an “alarmingly bleak” outlook thanks to climate change driving the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and increasing the likelihood of natural catastrophes. However, the paper takes an optimistic stance that there are …

APCIA, IBHS Testify Before Senate Committee on Loss Mitigation

During a Senate committee hearing focusing on insurance and loss mitigation efforts, industry representatives said that all levels of government play a role. “Where government regulation and infrastructure allow private, competitive, insurance, and global reinsurance markets to flourish, consumers are …

Berkshire Outguns Market as Buffett Reaches 60 Years in Charge

Berkshire Hathaway BRKa.N has held up well in a rocky year for stocks, and shareholders this weekend will be seeking reassurance from Warren Buffett that they remain in good hands as tariff turmoil disrupts corporate America. At Saturday’s annual meeting …

AIG Q1 Underwriting Income More Than Halved on Wildfire Losses

First quarter underwriting income in AIG’s General Insurance segment dropped 59% compared to last year, to $243 million. The unit—North America commercial, International commercial, and global personal—recorded $525 million in catastrophe-related charges in Q1 2025, compared to $106 million for …

People Moves: SmartChoice Chooses Caldwell as CEO; Griffin Promoted to Zurich US Head of Multinational Underwriting; Burns & Wilcox Names New York, Chicago Leaders

SmartChoice Names Caldwell CEO Smart Choice, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, restructured its executive leadership, naming Andrew Caldwell as CEO, while founder Doug Witcher has transitioned to the chairman of the board role. For the past decade, Caldwell has served …

The Hanover Reports 11% Growth in Q1 Net Income

First quarter net income for The Hanover Group grew to $128.2 million compared to $115.5 million during the same period a year ago. The Worcester, Massachusetts-based insurer’s Q1 combined ratio was 94.1, and improvement over 95.5 a year ago during …

Business Moves: CRC Group Acquires ARC in E&S Deal

Independent insurance wholesaler CRC Group said it has acquired specialty wholesale distributor ARC Excess & Surplus. Terms were not disclosed. ARC was founded in 1986 by Chris Cavallaro as a boutique management and professional liability wholesale broker, and then later …

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