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Renewal rates down across nearly all major commercial lines QoQ: Ivans

Reinsurance News

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released its Q2 2025 results for the Ivans Index, showing that the average premium renewal rate change across nearly all major commercial lines, except General Liability, decreased compared to Q1 2025. How...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Wildfires Break Seasonal Patterns as LA Fires to Cost Insurers a Record $40 Billion

Risk & Insurance

Year-round fire threat forces industry to rethink risk management as climate change and urban sprawl drive unprecedented losses, Gallagher reports. The post

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Illinois Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Insurance Fraud and Arson Scheme

Insurance Journal

A district judge this month sentenced sentenced Evette “Betty” Osuegbu, 62, of Granite City, Illinois to 15 years in federal prison for her role in a string of arsons and insurance fraud stretching from 2014 to 2023. Following a five-day...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Three Ways to Eliminate Chaos in the Auto Claims Process

Risk & Insurance

Discover how to reduce chaos in auto casualty claims with three proven solutions that address social inflation and claim severity, improving accuracy, efficiency, and adjuster negotiations. The post

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Hamilton Insurance appoints Raymond Karrenbauer as Group CIO

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company, Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Raymond Karrenbauer as Group Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective September 15th, 2025. He will join the firm’s executive management team, reporting to...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Markets/Coverages: Price Forbes Adds Construction Capacity to Cross-Class Facility

Insurance Journal

Price Forbes, the London-based re/insurance broker, announced the further expansion of its exclusive cross-class facility, Lectio, to include construction/builders risk coverage. Lectio will automatically follow pre-approved Lloyd’s leaders acr...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Allstate estimates $619m in cat losses for June 2025

Reinsurance News

The Allstate Corporation has estimated catastrophe losses for June 2025 of $619 million or $489 million, after-tax. June’s cat losses are the result of 15 events, with approximately 70% of the losses related to three wind and hail events. In compa...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Tesla Failed to Stop Autopilot Misuse, Safety Expert Testifies

Insurance Journal

Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision. Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University, to...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Patriot Growth Adds Florida-based Legacy Insurance to the Team

Insurance Journal

Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national insurance brokerage and partnership platform, has announced another team member: Florida-based Legacy Insurance Solutions. Legacy is a family-founded insurance agency with offices in Tallahassee and Palm...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Allstate Expects Another $2B Catastrophe Losses in Q2

Insurance Journal

Prior to reporting second-quarter results later this month, Allstate said today it expects slightly lower catastrophe losses in the second quarter, and estimated the bill to be nearly $2 billion. In reporting monthly catastrophe losses, Allstate esti...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Marsh McLennan Reports Q2 Organic Revenue Growth of 4%, Down From Q2 2024

Insurance Journal

Marsh McLennan reported consolidated revenue during the second quarter of 2025 of $7.0 billion, an increase of 12% from $6.2 billion in Q2 2024, with underlying (organic) revenue growth of 4%, compared with an increase of 6% in Q2 2024. …

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Guy Carpenter’s analytics platform “differentiates us in our clients’ eyes”, says CEO Dean Klisura

Reinsurance News

The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, Dean Klisura, has described the company’s analytics platform as one of the most significant things it does for its clients as it looks to bring value beyond...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

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

Insurance Journal

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, they’re packed with thousa...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Ryan Specialty Board Member Cameron Findlay Passes Away

Insurance Journal

Ryan Specialty announced the death of board member D. Cameron (“Cam”) Findlay, who unexpectedly passed away earlier this month at the age of 65. Findlay served on the Ryan Specialty Board, including its pre-IPO predecessor, since 2012, an...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

ACORD Solutions Group launches ADEPT North America Regional Hub

Reinsurance News

ACORD Solutions Group (ASG), a provider of digital solutions for the global insurance industry, has launched the ADEPT North America Regional Hub to drive industry-wide modernisation through standardised digital data exchange for large commercial...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

FAA Updates Altitudes, Changeover Points for Safe Airspace Navigation in Alaska

Insurance Journal

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule amending the instrument flight rules (IFR) altitudes and changeover points for several Federal airways, jet routes, and direct routes in Alaska. These changes are part of routine updates to...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Tropical Disturbance Expected to Bring Flash Flooding to Louisiana

Insurance Journal

A tropical disturbance is expected to make landfall near the northern Gulf Coast Thursday afternoon, creating flash flooding conditions for parts of south-central Louisiana. A moderate risk of excessive rainfall is in place along the south-central Gu...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Travelers renews cat reinsurance programs at mid-year on similar terms

Reinsurance News

US primary insurer Travelers has renewed its major catastrophe reinsurance programs at mid-year on terms largely consistent with the prior year, with minor adjustments and the possible non-renewal of some smaller treaties. Namely, effective July 1...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Travelers renews cat reinsurance programs at mid-year on similar terms, broadens coverage

Reinsurance News

US primary insurer Travelers has renewed its major catastrophe reinsurance programs at mid-year on terms largely consistent with the prior year, with some adjustments to coverage. Namely, effective July 1, 2025, Travelers renewed its Northeast Pro...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Travelers Q2 Net Income Soars on Less Losses, Favorable Reserves

Insurance Journal

The Travelers Cos. increased second quarter net income $975 million for a total of about $1.5 billion, and reversed an underwriting loss posted last year for the same period. Travelers’ second quarter underwriting profit was about $1 billion co...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Travelers returns to underwriting gain in Q2‘25

Reinsurance News

US primary insurer The Travelers Companies, Inc. has announced its results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting an underwriting gain of $1.022 billion, a significant improvement compared to the prior year quarter’s loss of $65 million, as net...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Gallagher expands Evolve smart-follow facility with new power risks

Reinsurance News

Insurance and reinsurance brokering group Gallagher has introduced a new product line within its Evolve placement strategy, which offers automatic, immediate and bespoke coverage for Conventional Power clients around the world. Evolve, powered by...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

IDF develops parametric flood insurance product for Lagos

Reinsurance News

The Insurance Development Forum (IDF), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF), has comple...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Guy Carpenter sees revenue climb 7% to $677m in Q2’25

Reinsurance News

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of the global broking group Marsh McLennan, saw its revenue reach $677 million in Q2 of 2025, up 7% compared to the same period of 2024. Marsh McLennan’s Risk & Insurance Services segment, of which Guy...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Swiss Re projects 10% ROE for US P&C insurance in 2025 on investment gains

Reinsurance News

A new report from Swiss Re projects a favourable 2025 outlook, with the U.S. property & casualty industry expected to maintain a 10% ROE through 2026, as improved investment returns help offset weaker underwriting profitability despite histori...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Gold Standard appoints Howden to assess policies for aviation carbon credit scheme

Reinsurance News

Howden, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has been appointed by Gold Standard to approve insurance policies that support the eligibility of carbon credits for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Geography and Driving Behavior Contribute to High Flood Death Rates in Texas

Carrier Management

Geography and Driving Behavior Contribute to High Flood Death Rates in Texas Even before the Cen...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Opinion | Brilliant Decency

Risk & Insurance

Let's thank our 2025 Risk All Stars for their brilliance and their decency. The post Opinion | Brilliant Decency appeared first on ...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

mea Platform and ASG partner to automate insurance underwriting

Reinsurance News

mea Platform, a provider of intelligent insurance processing technologies and ACORD Solutions Group (ASG), an industry-owned provider of next-generation digital solutions, have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of automate...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Oklahoma Farmer Killed in Water Buffalo Attack, Police Say

Insurance Journal

A farmer in a rural suburb outside of Oklahoma City was fatally attacked by a pair of water buffaloes he purchased at a livestock auction a day earlier, police said. Bradley McMichael, a farmer in the small town of Jones …

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Markel Insurance names Chelsea Jiang as Managing Director of Greater China

Reinsurance News

Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Chelsea Jiang as Managing Director of Greater China, reporting to the newly appointed MD of Asia Pacific, Sucheng Chang. Jiang is based in Hong Kong and will oversee Mark...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Arch Insurance promotes Chris Fairs as Head of Agency Management, AMAL

Reinsurance News

Arch Insurance International, a part of the global Arch Capital Group and a provider of specialty insurance solutions across multiple lines, has promoted Chris Fairs to Head of Agency Management at Arch Managing Agency Limited (AMAL), effective im...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Air India Junior Pilot Asked Captain Why He Turned Off Fuel Switches

Insurance Journal

A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates the younger co-pilot asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter. The information, from...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Willis and UEA partner to enhance wildfire risk understanding for insurers

Reinsurance News

Willis, a WTW business, has announced a new collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) to deepen understanding of global wildfire risk in response to escalating global threats. This partnership aims to provide reliable scientific insig...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

People Moves: Hotchkiss Adds Three Partners

Insurance Journal

Hotchkiss Insurance, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, recently added three new partners: Riley Dearing, Jessica Goehring and Heather Etheredge. Dearing leads the West Texas region for the Hotchkiss Benefits Division. He gained experience across multip...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Insurance rates continue to climb in Q2’25, according to Novatae Risk Group

Reinsurance News

Insurance rates across the US continued their upward trend in the second quarter of 2025, according to new data released by MarketScout, a national insurance distribution and underwriting company, in collaboration with Novatae Risk Group, a specia...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Camp Mystic Leader May Not Have Seen Alert Before Flood, Family Spokesman Says

Insurance Journal

The leader of Camp Mystic had been tracking the weather before the deadly Texas floods, but it is now unclear whether he saw an urgent warning from the National Weather Service that had triggered an emergency alert to phones in …

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Warburg Pincus to acquire a majority stake in insurance broker Keystone

Reinsurance News

Keystone, an insurance broker and agency network, announced that growth investor Warburg Pincus, will acquire a majority stake in the company. The private transaction’s financial details were not disclosed. According to the announcement, Bain Capi...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

How Hot Can It Get? Scientists Are Struggling to Find an Answer

Insurance Journal

How hot can a heat wave really get? Before June 2021, scientists thought they knew. That’s when one of the most extreme heat spikes ever observed hit western North America, leaving at least 1,400 people dead. Lytton, British Columbia, smashed &...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

People Moves: Guy Carpenter Promotes Hakes as Global Head of Marine, Energy, and Technical Lines; Mo...

Insurance Journal

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Guy Carpenter and Moody’s Ratings. A summary of these new hires follows here. Guy Carpenter Promotes Hakes as Global Head of Marine, Energy, and Technical Lines Guy Carpenter, t...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Insurance Supervisors’ Group Seeks Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses

Insurance Journal

Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses from natural disasters increase, said the head of a global insurance supervisors’ organization. The p...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Trade Credit Specialist Coface Gets Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate

Insurance Journal

Coface, the Paris-based trade credit risk management specialist, announced it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to launch a short-term trade credit syndicate. The syndicate – Coface Lloyd’s Syndicate 2546 –...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Trump Administration Sued by States for Cutting Disaster Prevention Grants

Insurance Journal

A group of 20 mostly Democrat-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from terminating a multibillion-dollar grant program that funds infrastructure upgrades to protect against natural disasters. The law...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Afore Buys TailoredRisk Insurance in Naples, Elevates Paolini

Insurance Journal

Afore Insurance Services, an Atlanta-area-based insurance brokerage, has acquired TailoredRisk Insurance Advisors of Naples, Florida. TailoredRisk founding principal John Paolini was named executive vice president for the national personal lines divi...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

DeSantis Names Ingoglia CFO. Tough Talk, Mixed Voting Record on Property Insurance

Insurance Journal

The Florida Department of Financial Services, without a department head since April – after Jimmy Patronis was elected to Congress – has a new chief financial officer in the form of Blaise Ingoglia, a millionaire home builder and recent state …

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

DeSantis Names Ingoglia CFO; Tough Talk, Mixed Voting Record on Property Insurance

Insurance Journal

The Florida Department of Financial Services, without a department head since April – after Jimmy Patronis was elected to Congress – has a new chief financial officer in the form of Blaise Ingoglia, a millionaire home builder and recent state …

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

LMA welcomes UK Gov’s financial services strategy, says Arabella Ramage

Reinsurance News

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) welcomes the UK Government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, which recognises the insurance sector’s importance, specifically the role of Lloyd’s of London, according to Arab...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Trucordia Acquires Vegas Valley Benefit Plans in Nevada

Insurance Journal

Trucordia has acquired the business of Vegas Valley Benefit Plans. Vegas Valley Benefit Plans is a provider of employee benefits and insurance services based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trucordia is the group name for an insurance brokerage headquartered i...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

People Moves: Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Launch Liberty Naranjo; King Joins Alliant’s Employe...

Insurance Journal

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers launched a new Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area office, Liberty Naranjo, led by managing partners and brothers, Jonathan and Michael Naranjo. Liberty Naranjo will serve as an employee benefits and prop...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025

Trial Against Meta Over Facebook Privacy Violations Begins

Insurance Journal

An $8 billion class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders — current and former — begins Wednesday, with claims stemming from the 2018 privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consultin...

Posted: Jul 17, 2025