Morningstar: A Year Later, LA Wildfires Were ‘Significant Stress Event’ for Insurance January 6, 2026 In a report one year on from the Los Angeles area wildfires in 2025, which started on Jan. 7, Morningstar...
Trump’s Venezuela Gambit Tests Investor Appetite for Geopolitical Risk January 5, 2026 By Ankur Banerjee and Rae Wee Markets may have shrugged off the audacious U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but some investors warn that geopolitical...
High-Net-Worth Risk Appetite Drops as Some Regions Show Stabilization January 5, 2026 By Allen Laman Risk appetite among high-net-worth individuals has dropped sharply, according to a new high-net-worth outlook from HUB International. Per the report,...
Aon Extends Employment Agreement With CEO Case January 2, 2026 Aon Corp. said it has extended its contract with President and CEO Greg Case through 2030. Case’s contract was previously...
Freight Broker Says $400K in Lobster Meat Stolen in Fictitious Pickup December 30, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A shipment of lobster meat worth $400,000 that was being held in a Massachusetts cold storage facility never made it...
Howden US Tells Judge Brown & Brown Employees Fled Due to ‘Mistreatment’ December 30, 2025 By Chad Hemenway In a Christmas court filing, Howden US filed its response to a request by rival Brown & Brown for a...
US P/C Posts $35B YTD Underwriting Gain; By-Line Premium Growth Revealed December 29, 2025 Earlier this month, AM Best provided its initial tally of year-to-date financial results for U.S. property/casualty insurers, reporting a $34.9...
Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration December 24, 2025 You’re just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use...
Senators Launch Probe Into Demotech’s Ratings in Florida December 23, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Three US senators opened an inquiry into insurance ratings firm Demotech and whether its assessments may be exposing Fannie Mae...
Former CEO of Nonprofit P/C Statistical Agent Sentenced for Stealing Millions December 23, 2025 By Chad Hemenway A former chief executive officer of a statistical agent that compiles data from insurance companies for state insurance departments has...