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Inflation A ‘Major and Growing Concern’ for Reinsurers
With buyers' needs for capacity stable and remaining within the collective appetites of reinsurers, April 1 reinsurance renewals were orderly, according to a broker report, which points to inflation ...
Analysis: Cyber Insurers Face Large Ukraine War-Related Claims Despite Exclusions
Insurers face potential multibillion-dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite policy wording designed to get them off the hook for war, industry sources say. ...
Property Catastrophe Reinsurers Show Greater Risk Appetites as Price Hikes Continue
Reinsurers have boosted their 2022 probable maximum loss (PML) exposures as higher prices continues to attract more capital to property-catastrophe risks, according to Moody's Investors Service. ...
Global Insurance Losses From Russia-Ukraine War Could Range From $16B to $35B
Global insurance losses from the Russia-Ukraine war could range from $16 billion to $35 billion, with reinsurers expected to assume 50 percent of those claims, according to a report published by ...
Lexington Insurance Pulling Out of Florida, Other Markets for High-End Homes
Lexington Insurance, an AIG company, is pulling out of the Florida homeowners market, leaving an estimated 8,000 affluent customers looking for coverage. And those homeowners likely won't be able to ...
Flood Rating 2.0 Begins April 1 for NFIP Renewals, Hiking Premiums for 2 Million Homes
Starting April 1, property owners in low-lying areas across the country will see their premiums increase when they renew their flood insurance policies, thanks to the federal government's new ...
FBI Says Russian Hackers Scanning U.S. Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat
Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a "current" threat to ...
California Watchdog Group Report Calls for Privacy Protections From Connected Cars
A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars, and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model ...