‘Soft Market Under Stress’ Offers Unique Window of Opportunity for Insurance Buyers August 1, 2025 A buyer-friendly competitive commercial insurance market is likely to be short-lived, according to a new analysis of second-quarter 2025 market...
Musk’s Geopolitical Influence Raises Concerns Among Regulators and Lawmakers July 29, 2025 By Joey Roulette, Cassell Bryan-Low and Tom Balmforth During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order...
Europe Inc Swerves Trump Trade War ‘Hurricane’ but Laments Higher Tariffs July 28, 2025 European companies were left wondering on Monday whether to cheer a hard-won U.S. trade deal or lament a still sharp...
Competition Among European P/C Insurers Is Rising, Along With Claims Inflation: S&P July 23, 2025 By L.S. Howard Competition among European non-life primary insurers is increasing, despite rising claims inflation, according to S&P Global Ratings in a report...
China-Linked Hackers Target Taiwan’s Chip Industry With Increasing Attacks: Research July 18, 2025 By AJ Vicens Chinese-linked hackers are targeting the Taiwanese semiconductor industry and investment analysts as part of a string of cyber espionage campaigns,...
ECB Stress Test to Ask Banks Which Geopolitical Risks Would Hurt July 16, 2025 By Nicholas Comfort The European Central Bank’s next stress test will ask lenders to come up with hypothetical situations in which risks like...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Insurance Expands Into Credit & Political Risk July 10, 2025 Descartes Insurance, the Paris-based risk-carrying subsidiary of parametric-insurer Descartes, has expanded its offering to corporate clients and public institutions to...
US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re July 9, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global growth is slowing as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating...
Market/Coverages: Willis Launches $200M Cargo Facility for Rising Geopolitical Risks July 8, 2025 Willis, a WTW business, has launched ‘Undercover,’ a new $200 million facility, combining coverage for a range of geopolitical exposures...
Premium Insurance Demand Rises With Global Travel Disruptions June 16, 2025 By Joanna Plucinska, Doyinsola Oladipo and Henry Gale With flight cancellations, delays and other disruptions on the rise, leisure travelers are being increasingly discerning over the level and...