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Q4 Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4%, in 6th Quarterly Decline: Marsh

Feb 4 2026 // Global commercial insurance rates declined by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of rate decreases, after seven years of increases, according to the Global Insurance Market Index...

Markets/Coverages: Great American Enters Travel Insurance Market With Faye

Feb 4 2026 // Great American Insurance Group has selected AI travel insurance platform Faye to enter the travel insurance marketplace.This marks Great American’s first expansion into travel insurance. The companies said that with...

Winter Storm Fern to Cause Up to $6.7B in Insured Losses

Feb 3 2026 // The late January winter storm will cause insured losses of up to $6.7 billion, making it one of the costliest winter storms since 1950.The estimate comes from catastrophe modeler KCC, headed by modeling pioneer Karen...

Arizona Experienced 25% Decrease in Vehicle Thefts in 2025, New Report Shows

Feb 3 2026 // Vehicle thefts fell by 25% in Arizona in 2025 to the lowest rate in decades, and the third consecutive year of a decrease in the state, a new report shows.Data from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority’s Auto Crime...

Insurance Journal’s Agency Salary Survey to Close Tuesday, Feb. 3

Jan 30 2026 // Don’t miss out on your chance to participate in Insurance Journal’s annual Agency Salary Survey. There’s only a few days left to share your insights on agency compensation trends and more.ALL retail...

E&S Premium Growth Moderates Through Nine Months of 2025

Jan 30 2026 // The U.S. excess and surplus lines market isn’t growing at the rate it has been, with the premium growth through September 2025 lower than the prior year.According to a new report from insurance industry rating agency...

North American Risk Professionals See Average 11% Salary Increase

Jan 30 2026 // Risk professionals’ salaries have increased an average of 11% since 2023, with chief risk officers/vice presidents of risk management seeing increases of 16%.The increases and other trends in risk management...

Marsh Reports Organic Growth of 4% for Q4, Full-Year 2025

Jan 29 2026 // Marsh reported fourth quarter revenue of $6.6 billion, an increase of 9% from $6.1 billion reported during the same period in 2024. Organic, or underlying growth, during Q4 was 4%, down from 7% in Q4 2024.Q4 2025 operating...

AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Texas’ Aventus

Jan 29 2026 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of Aventus Insurance Company based in Fort...

London Cyberattack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales

Jan 27 2026 // A “sophisticated, criminal cyberattack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs.Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have...

Accuweather: Winter Storm to Cause Up to $115B in Damage, Economic Losses

Jan 27 2026 // The weekend winter storm that impacted more than 200 million people from more than 24 states is expected to result in total damage and economic losses of between $105 billion and $115 billion, said AccuWeather.The...

Customers’ Search for Better Auto Rates Has UBI Heating Up

Jan 26 2026 // Customers shopped for auto insurance at a record pace in 2025 as years of insurance rate hikes got buyers looking around. And this time, they are finding better prices elsewhere, according to J.D. Power.The percentage of...

Industry Trends to Exploit for 2026: Part Two

Jan 26 2026 // Agency owners must stay informed about significant new trends in the insurance industry. The following is part two of a two-part article highlighting seven industry trends insurance agencies should track for 2026. For part...

Trump Backs Down on Greenland Tariff Threats, Rules Out Use of Force

Jan 22 2026 // U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish...

Outlook on Reinsurance Has Changed; Pre-2023 Property Pricing Is Back: AM Best

Jan 21 2026 // AM Best’s outlook for the global reinsurance segment is no longer positive, the rating agency announced Monday, citing the uptick in property reinsurance price drops and concerns about casualty reinsurance loss...

Kalshi Cannot Operate Sports-Prediction Market in Massachusetts, Judge Rules

Jan 21 2026 // A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday ruled prediction-markets operator Kalshi cannot let state residents bet on sports through its online platform, after the state’s attorney general accused it of running afoul of gaming...

Travelers Q4 Net Income Up 20% on Underwriting, Lower Catastrophe Losses

Jan 21 2026 // Fourth quarter 2025 net income at The Travelers Cos. increased about 20% compared with the same period a year ago, to about $2.5 billion.Underwriting, lower catastrophe losses, and more favorable prior year reserve...

Texas Faces Freeze While Weekend Snow Risks Rise in New York

Jan 21 2026 // A massive winter storm will sweep across a huge swath of the US starting Friday, freezing Texas before roaring up the East Coast, where New York City and Boston are seeing a strong chance of heavy snow by Sunday.Air travel...

CEO Revenue Confidence Hits 5-Year Low: PwC Survey

Jan 21 2026 // Only three in 10 chief executives are confident in their companies’ revenue growth prospects over the next year, the lowest level in five years, according to a global survey by professional services group PwC...

Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation Is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates

Jan 21 2026 // A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance shows claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability...