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Average annual insured losses from nat cats rise to $152bn: Verisk

Reinsurance News

The global modelled insured average annual property loss (AAL) from natural catastrophes has increased to $152 billion, according to the latest annual report from Verisk’s Extreme Event Solutions business. This means that the insurance industry sh...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Disputed Ballots Could Swing Union Vote Outcome at EV Battery Plant in Kentucky

Insurance Journal

An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky was in limbo due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers claimed it secured a narrow victory...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Continued reinsurance capital growth hinges on sustained profitability: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance capital has climbed to a record $805 billion and is set to grow a further 8% this year on the back of retained earnings, but despite the rising capacity, pricing momentum remains tied to structural profitability rather than new...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Florida’s Once-Pristine Springs Threatened by Pollution, Development, Climate

Insurance Journal

Seen from the air, a Florida freshwater spring is a bit of liquid heaven, luring humans and wildlife to enjoy its aquamarine cool. With at least 1,000 of them — more than any other state — the springs serve as …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms

Carrier Management

20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms Twenty years after...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Katrina 2005-2025: Property Policy Evolution

Carrier Management

Katrina 2005-2025: Property Policy Evolution Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, with...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Fitch revises global reinsurance sector outlook to deteriorating

Reinsurance News

Fitch Ratings has revised its global reinsurance sector outlook to ‘deteriorating’ from ‘neutral,’ anticipating moderately weaker, but still sound, operational and business conditions in 2026. The ratings agency expects abundant capacity and risin...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

What to Know About Massive Dust Storms Called Haboobs in Southwest

Insurance Journal

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the phenomenon and can create a wall of dust thousands of fee...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

EU Chief’s Plane Affected by Alleged Russian GPS Jamming

Insurance Journal

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted by what authorities suspect was Russian signals interference in Bulgaria. Authorities in Bulgaria have determined that the GPS jamming incident, which affected the plan...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

AvonRisk Acquires Texas’ AS&G Claims Administration and Care Logic

Insurance Journal

AvonRisk, a national provider of risk management, claims administration, and managed care services, announced today that it has acquired AS&G Claims Administration, Inc., and Care Logic, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based third-party administrator spec...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

CyberCube launches Exposure Manager to transform cyber portfolio assessment

Reinsurance News

CyberCube, a provider of cyber risk analytics, has launched Exposure Manager (XM), a first-of-its-kind tool that enables re/insurers to efficiently evaluate cyber risk across entire portfolios with powerful, quantified data. CyberCube said the lau...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Nestle Plunged Into Turmoil as CEO Fired Over Undisclosed Relationship

Insurance Journal

Nestle has fired its CEO Laurent Freixe after just one year in the job after an investigation into an undisclosed “romantic relationship,” ousting its second CEO in a year and throwing the Swiss food giant into its deepest leadership chao...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

People Moves: Caffrey to Become CEO of White Mountains in 2026

Insurance Journal

White Mountains Insurance Group said today that its Board of Directors unanimously promoted Liam Caffrey as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2026. Caffrey will succeed CEO Manning Rountree, who will retire at the end of the year. Caffrey...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

S&P maintains stable reinsurance outlook but says pricing has passed its peak

Reinsurance News

S&P Global Ratings suggests that reinsurance pricing has passed its peak, likely tempering earnings prospects for global reinsurers over 2025–2026; nevertheless, the ratings agency maintains a stable outlook for the sector. The stable outlook...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Reinsurance Market Shifts to Buyers’ Favor as Cat Bond Issuance Shatters Records

Risk & Insurance

Despite $40 billion in wildfire losses, competitive pressures drive pricing down while ILS capacity surges toward $114 billion in 2025: AM Best. The post

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Envelop Risk welcomes new hires in Bermuda and London

Reinsurance News

Envelop Risk, a data-driven cyber reinsurance and analytics specialist, has announced three new appointments: Michael Murdoch-Smith and JayLynn Hines, who will be based in Bermuda; and Sarah Kennerley, who will be based in London. Murdoch-Smith ha...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Willis Launches Specialty Bloodstock Insurance Solution in UK

Insurance Journal

Willis, a business of WTW, has launched the first specialty bloodstock insurance solution with Equine MediRecord to make the purchasing of bloodstock insurance more accessible and efficient for horse owners and trainers in the UK. Willis have signed...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Tesla Asks Court to Throw Out $243M Award; Says Comments About Musk Misled Jury

Insurance Journal

The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial. …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Delaware Governor Vetoes Bill to Loosen Marijuana Zoning Regulations

Insurance Journal

Gov. Matt Meyer vetoed a bill last Thursday that would have loosened regulations around where marijuana businesses can locate in Delaware, likely further delaying the growth of the weeks-old industry. But the governor also offered a competing proposa...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Moody’s shifts reinsurance sector outlook to stable as market tilts toward buyers

Reinsurance News

Moody’s has changed its outlook on the global reinsurance sector to stable from positive, noting that pricing for property reinsurance is declining as the supply/demand balance shifts toward reinsurance buyers. According to Moody’s, abundant...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Gallagher Re to enhance APAC footprint with acquisition of Steadfast Re

Reinsurance News

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has further invested in the Asia Pacific region by agreeing to acquire Sydney, Australia-based reinsurance broking firm Steadfast Re Pty Limited. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the final qua...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Global reinsurance capital rises to new high of $805bn: Gallagher Re

Reinsurance News

At the halfway point of 2025, global reinsurance industry capital hit a new high of $805 billion, reflecting growth of 4.8% from the end of 2024, as the underlying return on equity (ROE) of a subset of 16 reinsurers reduced but remained healthy at...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Bonjay Koo to lead Enterprise Client solutions for Aon South Korea

Reinsurance News

Aon, a global re/insurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Bonjay Koo as Enterprise Client Leader, Asia Pacific in South Korea. In his new Seoul-based role, Koo will be responsible for the delivery of integrated Risk Capital and Hu...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

ICEYE adds Earthquake with Fire Following to multi-peril change detection for re/insurers

Reinsurance News

ICEYE, a global leader in satellite-powered disaster management solutions, has expanded its multi-peril change detection portfolio with the launch of an Earthquake with Fire Following capability, initially available in California. The new solution...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

AM Best says Aspen acquisition could have “material benefits” for Sompo

Reinsurance News

Credit ratings agency AM Best has placed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. and its subsidiaries under review with positive implications, citing potential “material benefits in Sompo group’s business profile fo...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Westfield Specialty International names Melanie Gilbert as Head of Third Party Claims

Reinsurance News

Westfield Specialty International, a specialty insurance provider, has strengthened its claims leadership with the appointment of Melanie Gilbert as Head of Third Party Claims. Based in London, Gilbert will report to Katie MacGregor, Director of O...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Confidence in the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation remains strong: ORIMA Research

Reinsurance News

Insurer confidence in the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) remains high, according to the latest 2024/25 Insurer Customer Survey, conducted independently by ORIMA Research. Among its key findings, the survey – which captured fe...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Cyberattack on Evertec’s Sinqia Hits HSBC, Others in Brazil

Insurance Journal

Hackers on Friday broke into Sinqia, a financial technology provider owned by Evertec, attempting to steal around 420 million reais ($77.4 million) from several Brazilian financial institutions including HSBC Holdings Plc’s local operations, O...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

DHS Secretary Noem Fires Two Dozen at FEMA Citing Cyber Lapses

Insurance Journal

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that she fired two dozen employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a review determined significant flaws had allowed a hacker to access to FEMA’s network. The employees &#8220...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

FERMA urges re/insurers to close coverage gap for Europe’s net-zero transition

Reinsurance News

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has highlighted a critical gap in adequate and accessible insurance coverage to support Europe’s transition to net zero, urging the re/insurance industry to recognise its vital role i...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

New Jersey Seeks Limits on Nonessential Helicopter Flights Citing Fatal NY Crash

Insurance Journal

New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six people. Gov. Phil Murphy, in an Au...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

WhatsApp Finds New Hacking Campaign Targeting Fewer Than 200 People

Insurance Journal

WhatsApp said Aug. 29 it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them. A researcher with Amnesty International said unidentified members of civic gro...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Sedgwick: Recalled Products in US Hit Lowest Quarterly Level in 3 Years

Insurance Journal

The number of products recalled across the U.S. in the second quarter fell 31.5% from 125.37 million units in the first quarter to 85.87 million in Q2, a new report shows. This level marked the lowest quarterly total since the …

Posted: Sep 02, 2025

Most Trump Tariffs Are Not Legal, US Appeals Court Rules

Insurance Journal

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president’s use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool. The court allowed the tariffs to remain i...

Posted: Sep 02, 2025