LA Fires and US Severe Convective Storms Drive Insured Losses of $107B in 2025 December 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insured losses from natural catastrophes will surpass US$100 billion mark in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year – driven mainly...
What to Expect in 2026: US P/C Results More Like 2024 December 12, 2025 By Susanne Sclafane With premium growth slowing to around 3% or 4%, and hurricane activity likely returning to normal levels, analysts at Fitch...
Climate Change Supercharged Deadly Asia Floods, Study Finds December 12, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Mary Hui Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to...
Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026 December 11, 2025 By Manuel Arrivé, Fitch Ratings and Sabine Bauer, Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business...
The World’s Plastic Glut Is Set to Get Much Worse by 2040, Study Finds December 4, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans...
Foundation Firmed: AM Best Switches View of US Homeowners Insurers to Stable December 1, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Insurers of U.S. homes have improved rate adequacy and catastrophe risk management, modified coverage, and benefitted from a softening reinsurance...
Best Quarter in a Quarter Century, Says S&P Q3 Analysis of US P/C November 26, 2025 With a combined ratio of 89.1 for third-quarter 2025, the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry had its best quarter in at...
Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims November 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase...
No Firm Is Immune if AI Bubble Bursts, Google CEO Tells BBC November 18, 2025 Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said no company would be unscathed if the artificial intelligence boom collapses, as soaring valuations...
World Is Off Course on Pledge to Slash Heat-Trapping Methane November 18, 2025 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy The world remains far behind global commitments to slash methane, according to a United Nations assessment that underscores the need...