All the headlines from our Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 3 2023 // Thieves stole a record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 as sanctions on North Korea drove a surge in suspected hacking by the Asian nation.Overall crypto losses increased from $3.3 billion stolen in 2021,...
Feb 1 2023 // Western oil tankers ramped up their shipments of Russian crude in January as prices for Moscow’s flagship Urals grade held below an international price cap, according to market sources and Eikon data.The Group of...
Feb 1 2023 // Long considered a nuisance, distributed-denial-of-service attacks, or DDoS, are a growing problem for banks and other financial businesses, according to a new report.The volume of DDoS attacks targeting financial firms...
Jan 31 2023 // Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils, which is leading reinsurers to require higher attachment points, according to...
Jan 30 2023 // A hard market in short-tail lines – such as property and property catastrophe – across global geographies is likely to continue throughout 2023, after beginning the year with multi-decade-high pricing increases during...
Jan 30 2023 // Americans have popularized “hustle culture,” but it’s French executives who binge work the most, according to a new survey.Nearly four in ten French business leaders admit to working intense, long hours...
Jan 30 2023 // Legal & General Group Plc’s veteran chief executive officer is to retire after more than a decade at the helm of the insurer.Nigel Wilson has told the insurer’s board he “would like to retire from...
Jan 27 2023 // The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property catastrophe rate increases of 25% to 60% with loss-affected clients facing even higher prices, according to John Doyle, president...
Jan 26 2023 // January 26, 2023, Austin, TX – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research proudly announces the selection of Elizabeth Benhart, Senior Director of Instructional Design; and Cameron Alford, UACRM, ARM,...
Jan 26 2023 // Embedded insurance – a concept in which insurance is wrapped into the purchase of a product at the point of sale – could exceed $70 billion in premium by 2030, according a new report by Conning. This is on par with...
Jan 26 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The potential for recession, continued inflation, critical labor shortages and supply chain issues will loom large over construction in 2023. Additionally,...
Jan 25 2023 // Amid a historically hard construction market, middle and large-sized companies looking for alternatives to traditional insurance may turn to captives to find stable pricing and greater capacity.Captives, licensed...
Jan 25 2023 // Social inflation accounts for 8% to 11% of all medical malpractice losses for carriers that insure physicians, according to an actuarial analysis commissioned by The Doctors Co.TDC hired Moore Actuarial Consulting to...
Jan 25 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Health insurance (officially called “accident or health and sickness”) is one of the major, or general, lines of authority (LOAs) defined by the National...
Jan 23 2023 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently delivered a report to the state Legislature and governor on the liability insurance market for electric utilities in Washington.The OIC worked with the Utilities...
Jan 23 2023 // Berkshire Hathaway’s $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany Corp. was the largest insurance transaction in 2022 but insurance M&A activity dropped overall this year, according to an S&P Global Market...
Jan 19 2023 // Allstate Corp. on Wednesday said it expects to end 2022 in the red with a net loss of between $285 million and $335 million for the fourth quarter, and a combined ratio of 109.1.Estimated adjusted net loss for the quarter...
Jan 18 2023 // According to data presented during a joint NASA and NOAA webinar earlier this month, 2022 was among the warmest years recorded since the late 19th century – continuing a trend that has shown gradual global temperature...
Jan 13 2023 // Insurance Journal is once again inviting all retail agency owners, principals, producers, account executives, CSRs — the entire agency — to participate in the annual independent insurance agency salary survey for...
Jan 12 2023 // Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday.The...