The most viewed headlines from our Market Topic Page over the last year.
Mar 6 2025 // Analysts at AM Best warned that the planned imposition of U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, along with increased tariffs on China, will have a negative effect on the insurance industry—particularly...
Apr 8 2025 // Insurance industry analysts, economists, and trade associations have continued to look at the potential effect of President Trump’s tariffs.About a month after Trump looked to impose steep tariffs on China, Mexico,...
Feb 21 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty industry took another underwriting loss in 2024, but results improved thanks to rate increases and changes in risk selection.A report from industry rating agency AM Best this week said U.S. P/C...
May 9 2025 // Extreme weather is an increasingly expensive problem in the US. Last year, fires, droughts and storms caused more than $182 billion in damages — but going forward, the federal government won’t be keeping track.The...
Mar 18 2025 // For the first time in four years, the U.S. property/casualty industry will finish a year with an underwriting profit.AM Best today in a “First Look” at US P/C financial results said the industry left 2024 with...
Jun 9 2025 // Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry.According to industry rating agency AM Best,...
Jun 18 2025 // A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry.The 10-year prohibition of AI regulation is contained within...
Jan 16 2025 // I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a...
Mar 20 2025 // Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer’s major primary insurance business, Ergo.The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo already owned nearly...
May 5 2025 // Allstate Corp. CEO Tom Wilson said he does not expect auto insurers to get more aggressive on pricing as the industry’s rate increases seem to have leveled off.For the most part, Wilson explained to analysts during a...
Oct 16 2025 // Moment of opportunity.Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a “unique and promising” inflection point for commercial insurance...
Mar 6 2025 // Florida legislative leaders, facing increasing pressure from the public and the press, this week pledged to investigate property insurers’ financial structures. And bills filed before the 2025 Legislature began this...
Oct 22 2025 // The recent 15-hour or so outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) again raised questions about the potential for systemic loss to the cyber insurance market, but losses from the temporary lapse in cloud services are not likely...
Aug 11 2025 // Word on the street is that California employers should start expecting higher workers’ compensation rates.California employers have enjoyed a soft workers’ comp market for the last decade, but all indications...
Apr 14 2025 // Munich Re said in a recent report it expects the global cyber insurance market to reach about $16.3 billion gross premiums in 2025, with continued growth that will have the market at more than $32 billion in 2023.In...
Nov 19 2025 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the third quarter 2025 rose by 1.6%, as premium increases in all lines...
Jan 17 2025 // While 2024 brought record-breaking data-breach costs and evolving cyber risk, all signs point to stable rates and ample capacity in 2025.Intense competition among cyber insurance carriers has resulted in higher limits,...
Oct 8 2025 // Although economic uncertainty could affect insurers in the near to midterm, the workers’ compensation line continues to be a key driver of the profitability of the entire property/casualty insurance industry even as...
Mar 24 2025 // The last three years have exposed a growing challenge for insurance carriers: attracting, hiring, and retaining young talent. Despite the passing of the so-called “Great Resignation,” the insurance industry...
Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first-half of 2025, according to a new report.“The lack of any significant...