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Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B
With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern California winds died down for a bit, damage assessments from a handful of destructive Los Angeles area blazes are sure to become ...
Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer
The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history, draining insurance coffers and threatening California's massive ...
Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Hit $140B in 2024
Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024—reaching a total of $140 billion—as climate change "is showing its claws," according to Munich Re. Overall ...
Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI
The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or low-single-digit increases this year, ...
California Wildfires Declared Federal Disaster: FEMA
FEMA announced yesterday that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds from Jan. ...
Andrade Leaving Everest for USAA; Williamson Named Acting CEO
Juan C. Andrade is USAA's new president and chief executive officer, said the insurance provider to millions of active military, veterans, and their families. Andrade will assume the role on April 2 ...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Appointed Aon CEO of Reinsurance, Chair of Climate Solutions
Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointment of John Neal as global CEO of Reinsurance and chairman of Climate Solutions, effective following the conclusion of Neal's notice period at Lloyd's ...
When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report published ...