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US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re

Aug 4 2025 // Global growth is slowing as U.S. tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re.Global GDP growth...

Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at SC Site Where US Once Made Nuclear Bombs

Aug 1 2025 // COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.Employees who routinely...

People Moves: CFC Appoints Laudadio US Healthcare Practice Leader

Aug 1 2025 // Kyle Laudadio CFC, a specialist insurance provider headquartered in London, appointed Kyle Laudadio as healthcare practice leader in the U.S. Laudadio will lead the expansion of strategic broker relationships onshore in...

US Reversal on Key Climate Finding Spells Uncertainty for Business

Aug 1 2025 // The Trump administration has billed its plan to undo U.S. climate regulation as a way to cut costs for industry, but it may backfire by forcing automakers, utilities, and manufacturers into a future of regulatory...

US Property-Focused-MGA Avatar Launches in UK, Led by Clapham From Aon

Jul 31 2025 // Avatar MGA Ltd., a next generation managing general agent (MGA), has received Lloyd’s coverholder and UK regulatory approval to begin binding business from Aug. 1, 2025.The US D&F property-focused MGA is backed...

H1 Natural Disasters Had Insured Price Tag of $80B – Driven by US Claims: Munich Re

Jul 29 2025 // Natural disasters across the globe cost insurers US$80 billion during the first half of 2025, up from $64 billion in H1 2024, according to Munich Re’s mid-year natural disaster report.On the other hand, overall...

EPA Set to Unravel US Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Jul 29 2025 // The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening to strike a deep blow at Washington’s ability to fight climate change.The...

Searing Heat Threatens Grids, Health Over Nearly Half the US

Jul 28 2025 // Nearly half the US will wilt under hot, sticky conditions through the bulk of the week as temperatures and humidity soar from Chicago to New York City and New Orleans, boosting power demand and raising health risks.Heat...

Allianz Life Says Majority of US Customers’ Data Stolen in Hack

Jul 28 2025 // U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life said on Saturday that hackers stole the personal information of the majority of its customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees in the United States.The insurance...

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Cancels Run for US Senate Seat

Jul 25 2025 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King is dropping out of the race for a U.S. Senate seat after meeting with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.Multiple news outlets reported that King, a Republican in the commissioner’s job...

US Excess & Surplus Lines Growth Slowed Again in 2024; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings

Jul 21 2025 // A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4% in 2024, down from 14.5% a year earlier.While growth stayed up in double...

Trump Nominates Two Lawyers to Seal Republican Control of US Labor Board

Jul 18 2025 // President Donald Trump has moved to install a Republican majority at the federal board that hears private-sector labor disputes and oversees union elections, which has been paralyzed by his unprecedented firing of a...

A Look Inside the Tenn. Lab Making Advanced Fuel for US Nuclear Ambitions

Jul 17 2025 // OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Near signs that warn of radioactive risk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a half-dozen workers from the nuclear power company X-energy are making what appear to be gray billiard balls. Inside,...

First-Half 2025 Insured Losses From Natural Cats Hit $100B, Driven by US Events

Jul 16 2025 // Global insured losses during the first half of this year were at least $100 billion with more than 90% of that total – or approximately $92 billion – driven by wildfires and severe convective storms in the U.S.,...

US Farm Agency Ends Program to Support Small Businesses

Jul 16 2025 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it would cut funding for a national network of centers that have supported thousands of small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses.The cuts are another hit to farmers...

Viewpoint: US Life Reinsurance Driven by Insurers Seeking Growth, Capital Optimization

Jul 16 2025 // Strategic partnerships between re/insurers and alternative investment managers, the use of offshore platforms, and a fourth consecutive record year of annuity sales led to continued reinsurance growth in the U.S. in...

Trump Set to Outline AI Priorities in Speech Asserting US Edge

Jul 15 2025 // President Donald Trump plans to deliver a major address on artificial intelligence next week to outline his vision for ensuring American dominance in AI, marking his biggest statement on an emerging technology at the heart...

Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming

Jul 15 2025 // Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer.A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of...

US Vehicle Recalls Reach Highest Level in Over a Year

Jul 14 2025 // More than 7.3 million vehicles were recalled between April and June, according to according to BizzyCar’s Q2 2025 Recall Report.The AI-driven, automated Service Recall Management Platform for auto dealers indicates...

US Faces More Extreme Weather Events, but Is Society Doing Enough?

Jul 11 2025 // After deadly flooding in central Texas in 1987, some thought they’d proven they could handle Mother Nature’s best punch. Then came this month’s horrific flash floods, when unfathomable amounts of rain...