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Big I: Independent Agencies’ Market Share Up Slightly in 2025
Jun 23 2026 // The independent agency channel placed 62% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2025, a slight increase from 2024 when 61.5% of insurance written was placed by independent agents. According to the 2026...
‘Super’ El Niño Risks Rise as Pacific Ocean Heat Soars
Jun 23 2026 // Exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are setting the stage for a potential “super” El Niño of record-breaking intensity. Temperatures in a part of the equatorial Pacific...
Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz Picks Up After Slower Flows Due to Crossing Concerns
Jun 22 2026 // Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, in a sign of traffic slowly picking up after Iran said it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed. Iran...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Pennsylvania’s Juniata Mutual Insurance
Jun 22 2026 // AM Best rating analysts have revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) of Juniata Mutual...
Survey Highlights Growing Interconnected Risks, Protection Gaps
Jun 22 2026 // A new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Munich Re US shows overlapping exposures are shaping today’s risk landscape. Triple-I and Munich Re’s RiskScan 2026 examines evolving risk...
Intersecting Risks and the Future of Construction Insurance
Jun 22 2026 // Construction insurance brokers say the current market is a good time to build stronger relationships with insureds because attention does not have to be so focused on pricing but can instead be more on the complex risks in...
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