Latest Property Headlines

All the headlines from our Property Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI

Jan 9 2025 // The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or low-single-digit increases this year, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2025...

Broker McGill Offers Property War Reinsurance for Ukraine

Jan 9 2025 // Broker McGill and Partners has launched a commercial property war risk reinsurance program for Ukraine, which it said on Thursday was the first of its kind since Russia’s invasion of the country in Feb 2022.Companies...

Global Property Catastrophe Rates-on-Line Down 6.6% During Renewals: Guy Carpenter

Jan 6 2025 // Guy Carpenter reports that average global and regional property catastrophe rates-on-line decreased during the January 2025 renewals in amounts ranging from 5.3% to 7.2%.Guy Carpenter defines rate on line (ROL) as the cost...

Loss-Free Property Cat Rates Fall 5%-15% as Reinsurer Appetite Grows: Guy Carpenter

Dec 30 2024 // Global reinsurers’ appetite rose for property catastrophe during the upcoming January renewals, which have seen risk-adjusted reinsurance rate reductions of 5%-15% for loss-free accounts, according to a renewal...

Texas Property Management Companies Pay $55K in Disability Discrimination Suit

Dec 19 2024 // Texas property management companies Castle Hills Master Association Inc., Bright Realty LLC, Bright Industries LLC, and Bright Executive Services LLC will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability...

International, Domestic Insurers Push Into Catastrophe-Hit US Property Markets

Dec 16 2024 // International and domestic insurers are pushing into the U.S. market for hard-to-protect homes, charging high premiums and enjoying strong profits after some U.S. firms pulled out.Rising losses from storms, hurricanes and...

People Moves: Rokstone Taps Hogarth From Castel for Direct & Facultative Property Team; Arch Insurance Taps Laazaouzi From CNA Hardy as Senior Casualty U/W in France

Dec 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance MGA Rokstone and Arch Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Rokstone Taps Hogarth From Castel for Direct & Facultative...

New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses

Dec 12 2024 // New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the plans.That measure is one of several options...

Study: A Meter of Sea Rise Could Impact $1 Trillion in Property on Southeast Coast

Dec 10 2024 // A meter of sea level rise by 2100 would affect more than 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic coast, a new study shows.A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate...

3 Reasons for Property Insurance Professionals to Attend INTRConnect 2025

Dec 6 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.With 2025 in plain sight, it’s time to solidify our strategies for the new year. Next year will undoubtedly bring challenges, but it will also present many...

China Aims to Boost Foreign Investment in Property Insurance Market

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...

New Florida Legislative Leaders Talk Tough on Property Insurance, But No Specific Plans

Nov 20 2024 // Florida’s newest legislative leaders on Tuesday rattled some sabers about property insurance rates and claims but offered no agenda for the upcoming session that begins in March, according to state news...

Markets/Coverages: MGA Rokstone Inks 3-Year Direct & Fac Property Deal With Aviva

Oct 23 2024 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has announced a three-year binding authority agreement with Aviva for its direct & facultative (D&F) property portfolio.The...

Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Re Taps Gallagher Re’s Cole as Head of Financial Lines; BHSI Names Aon’s Pache for PI/Cyber Team, DACH Region, Schumacher as Property U/W

Oct 8 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re Names Gallagher Re’s...

Property/Casualty Insurance Stocks Slump on Hurricane Milton-Related Fears

Oct 8 2024 // U.S. property and casualty insurance stocks tanked on Monday after Hurricane Milton intensified into a category 4 storm on its path towards Florida’s western coast, marking yet another costly disaster for the...

Commercial Property Rate Stabilization Highlights Latest WTW CLIPS

Oct 7 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance rates increased overall by an average of 5.9% during the second quarter of 2024.Quarterly price increases have been around 6% since the end of the global pandemic, WTW reported in...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Flanagan to Lead P&C Bermuda; Intangic Names Cryer as Dir. of Client Solutions; Dale Names Daniel Head of Global Property Reinsurance

Sep 27 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Bermuda, the tech risk platform Intangic, and the Lloyd’s insurer Dale Underwriting Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL...

People Moves: Price Forbes Re Taps Howden’s Waterhouse as Head of Property Fac; AXA XL Appoints Underwriters and Claims Adjusters for UK Cyber Team

Sep 25 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Price Forbes Re and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Price Forbes Re Taps Howden’s Waterhouse as Head of Property FacPrice Forbes...

Maine Considers Public Flood Insurance Option for Municipalities, Property Owners

Sep 18 2024 // State leaders tasked with reviewing Maine’s preparations and responses to climate change-fueled natural disasters are at a crossroads.While Maine has seen seven federal disaster declarations for severe storms and...

US Property Insurance Rates Fall for First Time Since 2017

Sep 17 2024 // US property insurance rates are decreasing for the first time in almost seven years, after insurers returned to profitability amid lower losses tied to catastrophes.The average US property insurance rate decreased 0.94% in...