Casualty Reinsurance Capacity Is Plentiful but Availability Crisis Could Be Looming February 28, 2025 By L.S. Howard Reinsurers continued to provide ample casualty reinsurance capacity through the recent January 2025 renewal season – despite concerns about adverse...
Europe’s Warming Ocean Current ‘Unlikely’ to Collapse This Century February 26, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard A new study disputes a long-held fear that climate change will lead to a quick, total collapse of the Atlantic...
Smartwatches Measuring Mortality Risks Are New Tool for Insurers February 26, 2025 By Alex Tanzi Smartwatches and other wearable technologies have the potential to change the pricing of life insurance policies by offering better data...
COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab February 24, 2025 By Robert Langreth and John Lauerman Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells...
These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change February 13, 2025 By Kendra Pierre-Louis California’s Highway One, stretching more than 650 miles along the Pacific Coast, is one of America’s most popular roadways because...
Viewpoint: New Year, Old Challenges for European Insurers February 13, 2025 By Volker Kudszus The European insurance sector saw high levels of claims inflation in 2024. In motor-related material damage in particular, claims inflation...
Insured Losses From Calgary Hailstorm Reach C$3.25B as 2nd Costliest Canada Disaster February 12, 2025 The tally for Calgary’s record-breaking hailstorm last August continues to rise, with total insured losses now estimated to be C$3.25...
Insurers Pay Record Claims for Weather-Related Damage in UK: ABI February 11, 2025 Insurers paid out a record £585 million (US$724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in...
It’s ‘Virtually Certain’ the World Has Already Breached 1.5C Warming Limit February 11, 2025 By Kendra Pierre-Louis The world may have already missed its chance to limit global warming to 1.5C, according to two new studies in...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop in Q4 for 2nd Consecutive Quarter: Marsh February 5, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance rates fell 2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 following a 1% decline in Q3 2024 –...