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Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026

Dec 11 2025 // Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025.Core...

Is a Mass. Auto Insurer Allowed to Refuse to Offer Coverage Due to Flood Warning?

Dec 10 2025 // Can an auto insurer in Massachusetts refuse to offer collision and comprehensive coverages during a flood warning despite a state law that makes it mandatory to offer such coverages?The industry and public are on the road...

Swiss Insurer Helvetia Baloise to Cut Up to 2,600 Jobs Following Merger

Dec 9 2025 // Newly created Swiss insurer Helvetia Baloise plans to cut up to 2,600 jobs in the coming years to boost profitability, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.Switzerland’s largest multi-line...

BNP Paribas Raises Stake in Belgium’s Largest Insurer Ageas in Deal Worth $3.5 Billion

Dec 8 2025 // BNP Paribas plans to increase its stake in Belgium’s largest insurer Ageas to 22.5% from 14.9%, cementing its position as top anchor investor in a two-leg transaction worth 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion), the...

‘Dream Is in Sight:’ Chamber, Reinsurers, Insurers Urge Florida to Stay the Course

Dec 5 2025 // The message from the Florida Chamber of Commerce Insurance Summit was loud and clear: Don’t mess with legislative changes that have all but restored the state’s property insurance market.And while you’re...

People Moves: Flagg Reappointed to Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board

Dec 4 2025 // Brett Flagg Brett Flagg, of Frisco, Texas, has been reappointed to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board of directors by Gov. Greg Abbott. His board term for Texas Mutual—a policyholder-owned company and the...

Nine Insurers OK’d to Sell Group Health to Washington Employers

Dec 4 2025 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer approved nine health insurers to sell group health plans to small employers in 2026. The insurers are: Asuris Northwest Health, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the...

State Farm Sued Over Policies Backed by Distressed Insurer PHL

Dec 3 2025 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. faces a lawsuit accusing it of fraud and unjust enrichment for selling products from PHL Variable Insurance Co., which authorities say has a $2.2 billion capital shortfall that...

Report Asks Washington Lawmakers to Require Insurers to Better Track Wildfire Risk

Dec 3 2025 // A working group on wildfires in Washington wants the state Legislature to consider requiring insurers to internally track instances in which wildfire risk materially contributes to a policy nonrenewal, cancellation or...

Foundation Firmed: AM Best Switches View of US Homeowners Insurers to Stable

Dec 1 2025 // Insurers of U.S. homes have improved rate adequacy and catastrophe risk management, modified coverage, and benefitted from a softening reinsurance market to earn a change in AM Best’s outlook for the segment to...

How ‘Super Roofs’ Reward Insurers, Cat Bond Investors and Homeowners

Dec 1 2025 // As the Trump administration stalls federal funding for projects intended to make states more resilient to climate change and private insurers decline to cover properties in high-risk zones, North Carolina just proved...

Deadly Bear Attacks in Japan Prompt New Products From Insurers

Dec 1 2025 // Hardly a day goes by in Japan without news of another bear attack, but a problem that’s worrying local residents, tourists and farmers and hampering leisure-related businesses is presenting an opportunity for...

Nonstandard Auto Insurers Continue Profit Momentum in 2025: AM Best

Dec 1 2025 // The nonstandard auto insurance market in 2025 certainly looks to be maintaining the momentum it gained last year, according to a new report from AM Best.The insurance industry rating agency said U.S. private passenger...

70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report

Dec 1 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics.The new research from mobility data and analytics company...

Old Republic Upheld in Asset Transfer of Bankrupt Florida Title Insurer Subsidiary

Nov 26 2025 // Old Republic National Title Insurance Co., one of the largest title insurers in Florida, did not fraudulently transfer assets from a bankrupt subsidiary, and the bankruptcy court did not err in excluding an expert’s...

Three Swiss Insurers Added to G20 Watchdog Resolution Plan List

Nov 25 2025 // Zurich Insurance, Swiss Re, and Swiss Life have been added to a list of insurance firms that must develop resolution plans in case of insolvency, the G20’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday.The Financial Stability...

Insurers’ Investment in Synthetic Risk Transfers Face Fresh Scrutiny Under EU Proposals

Nov 25 2025 // Insurers putting money into one of private credit’s hottest trends will face fresh oversight from the EU’s financial stability watchdog, under new proposals to bridge the gap between member states on a deal to...

P/C Insurer Rankings Down Overall on Higher Costs, Changing Customer Expectations

Nov 21 2025 // Rising costs and changing customer expectations are driving satisfaction in the insurance and mortgage industry, according to an American Customer Satisfaction Index study.Among the four industries studied — health...

Tulsa to Allow Fire Department to Bill Insurers for Car Accident Responses

Nov 19 2025 // The Tulsa City Council last week approved an ordinance allowing the city’s fire department to charge insurance companies for responses to some motor vehicle accidents.The cost recovery program will charge the...

Biggest NJ Health Insurer to Pay $100 Million in Whistleblower Suit

Nov 18 2025 // Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that the health-insurance company had ripped off taxpayers by overpaying for care, in a pact made public on Friday.The...