Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally June 3, 2026 By Laura Millan The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the...
Viewpoint: How Climate Change Is Creating Uninsurable Areas Across Europe June 2, 2026 By Clotilde Cerdan Amiard As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They are a...
Markets/Coverages: Navium, Overhaul Form Consortium to Cover AI Data Server Cargo June 1, 2026 Navium Marine, the marine-focused specialty MGA operating through The Fidelis Partnership’s (TFP’s) Pine Walk platform, announced it has partnered with...
ECB Urges Banks to Quickly Prepare for AI-Assisted Cyberattacks May 13, 2026 European Central Bank board member Frank Elderson on Wednesday urged banks in the euro area to quickly prepare for potential...
With Lower Q1 Insured Losses, Re/Insurers Well-Placed for More Costly Quarters Ahead April 27, 2026 By L.S. Howard Global and regional natural catastrophe activity and loss totals were lower in the first quarter of 2026 than in comparable...
Climate Insurance Gap Is Widening – Leaving Marginalized Canadians Behind December 22, 2025 By Anne E. Kleffner, Derek Cook and Mary Kelly Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these...
Insurance Supervisors’ Group Seeks Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses July 17, 2025 By Erica Yokoyama Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses...
Viewpoint: Rising False Advertising Claims Reveal Major Coverage Protection Gap July 9, 2025 By Jonathan Franke The steady rise in false advertising claims against consumer-facing companies has exposed a major insurance protection gap. The drivers of...
Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils April 30, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been...
Consumer Trust Issues Hinder Industry Efforts to Close Protection Gap: Survey March 3, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane Most insurance executives surveyed last year believe they have “an ethical obligation” to close the protection gap—and also believe that...