All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2025 // Maine Governor Janet Mills and House and Senate leaders are championing legislation to strengthen the ability of local communities, homeowners, businesses, and emergency responders to prepare for and withstand future...
Dec 20 2024 // Afore Insurance Services, a brokerage and broker acquisition platform based in the Atlanta area, has acquired Block Insurance in Oveido, Florida, a firm that has specialized in finding coverage for childcare providers,...
Dec 6 2024 // China’s financial regulator unveiled a plan on Friday to enhance supervision and support the development of the property insurance industry, according to a statement.The country will support qualified foreign...
Dec 4 2024 // Growth in net earned premiums outpaced a slight increase in losses and loss adjustment expenses to result in the U.S. property/casualty industry posting a nine-month 2024 underwriting profit of $4.1 billion versus a loss...
Dec 2 2024 // For a long time, the hard market has made it difficult for agents to offer their clients the coverage they want at affordable prices — assuming coverage was available at all. Now, there are signs that this is...
Nov 27 2024 // At one of the early meetings of American Legal Connections, Rich Henderson, a senior vice president for reinsurer TransRe, bumped into a concerned client from a hospital insurance company who brought his team members to...
Nov 15 2024 // A large majority of carriers intend to increase or maintain staff sizes in the next 12 months, according to Jacobson’s Q3 2024 Insurance Labor Market Study.While the industry continues to add jobs, the employment...
Nov 6 2024 // American International Group CEO Peter Zaffino said he expects the reinsurance market’s attachment points to remain on top of losses generated by the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes.Losses will instead...
Oct 29 2024 // Brookfield Wealth Solutions, has entered the reinsurance business in Japan and has hired Tomohide Yokooka, formerly of Barclays Plc, as managing director and country head, according to people familiar with the...
Oct 21 2024 // Now that the market has achieved a first-half profit of £4.9 billion with a combined ratio of 83.7 — its best interim results in 17 years — does this mean the hard market cycle is ending?During a media...
Oct 21 2024 // The insurance industry, traditionally rooted in face-to-face interactions and extensive documentation, is undergoing a significant transformation with the rise of video marketing.As digital communication becomes the norm,...
Oct 11 2024 // Fitch Ratings expects Hurricane Milton to cause between $30 billion and $50 billion in insured losses to push total industry losses in 2024 above $100 billion for the fifth straight year.The range of losses expected by...
Oct 10 2024 // Munich Re Specialty announced it is entering the Spanish commercial market for primary specialty insurance, with an aim to begin underwriting in 2025.It has set up a Spanish branch of Munich Re Risk Solutions Ireland Ltd.,...
Oct 9 2024 // Intersys, the UK-based provider of cyber risk management solutions, announced its expansion in the UK insurance market with the opening of an office in Leadenhall Market in London.Intersys’ London office will serve...
Oct 7 2024 // Several types of artificial intelligence are already being adopted by various parts of the insurance industry and they have the potential to deliver extraordinary efficiency savings, opening the door for even more...
Oct 2 2024 // The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike on Tuesday, Oct 1. The strike is expected to affect more than 20 ports along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, including the ports of New York and...
Sep 18 2024 // Executive Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the brink of transforming most aspects of business, including insurance, but it needs to be used responsibly, according to Zywave Chief Technology Officer Doug Marquis,...
Sep 17 2024 // A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM...
Sep 16 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...
Sep 16 2024 // Continuing worker shortages, the threat of nuclear verdicts in some geographical locations, and the implementation of new technology are all shaping the property/casualty insurance market for senior living...