20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms August 27, 2025 By William Rabb and Ezra Amacher Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina swamped parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, the property insurance sector is better prepared for another...
Sompo to Acquire Aspen for $3.5 Billion to Expand Global Access August 27, 2025 Sompo Holdings said a wholly owned subsidiary of Sompo International Holdings has an agreement in place to acquire Aspen Insurance...
When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen August 27, 2025 Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give...
Maryland Screwworm Patient Recovered; Ranchers Criticize CDC Secrecy August 26, 2025 By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from the...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening August 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Europe’s four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe...
Farmers Insurance Data Breach Could Impact More Than a Million Customers August 25, 2025 A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to...
Ransomware Hack Hits Orange Telecom, Data Published on Dark Web August 25, 2025 By Jillian Deutsch and Ryan Gallagher A criminal hacking gang has stolen business customer data from French telecommunications company Orange SA and posted it online, according...
Another HO Insurer, Viceroy, Approved for Florida Market, Regulators Say August 22, 2025 By William Rabb Yet another property insurance carrier has been approved to do business in Florida, this one a sister company to Monarch...
Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts August 21, 2025 By William Rabb With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is...
Arthur J. Gallagher Completes $13.5 Billion Acquisition of AssuredPartners August 18, 2025 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has closed the previously announced acquisition of U.S. insurance broker AssuredPartners, further expanding...