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American Family to Acquire Bowhead Specialty in $1.2B Cash Deal
American Family Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to buy all outstanding shares of specialty insurer Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. for about $1.2 billion in cash. Under the terms of the transaction, ...
Bill to Curb Staged Accidents Introduced in Senate
The industry trades have come out to support the latest effort on Capitol Hill to thwart staged accidents. Sen. Ashley Moody on July 22 introduced the Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act. About a ...
Berry Producer Driscoll’s Sued Over Alleged Use of Forever Chemicals
The world's largest berry company will have to face a class-action lawsuit for supposed "greenwashing" after it allegedly failed to disclose the risk or use of pesticides containing what are known as ...
Deja Vu as Berkley Calls Out MGUs During Quarterly Call
W.R. Berkley's CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. "We continue to have great concern around much of the MGU [managing general underwriter] ...
Chubb Q2 Net Down 3.8%; Large E&S Property ‘Overly Soft’: CEO
Second-quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. ...
Q2 Net Income at Travelers Soars 46% on Less Catastrophes, Favorable Reserves
Second-quarter 2026 net income at Travelers increased 46% to about $2.2 billion on lower catastrophe losses and favorable prior year reserve development. Catastrophe losses for the quarter, mostly ...
U.S. P/C Industry Books Best Result in a Decade, but Not All Lines Enjoy Success
The U.S. property/casualty industry posted its best underwriting profit and combined ratio in a decade in 2025, building upon the $1 trillion of total direct premiums written logged the prior year ...
CSU Lowers Atlantic Hurricane Forecast to ‘Well Below Normal’
Thanks to a strengthening El Nino, the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season will be well below normal, said researchers at Colorado State University. In a July 8 update to its forecast, CSU said the ...