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Gen AI Is Shaking Up Underwriting, But Can It Replace Human Judgment?
Artificial intelligence technology has continued to evolve, and it's affecting many areas of insurance from claims to underwriting to customer service, according to panelists at the 2025 PLUS D&O ...
Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens
As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year's PLUS ...
Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers ...
Loss Uncertainty High Amid ‘Rapid Softening’: Liberty Mutual Exec
Using terminology that's more common among weather forecasters and catastrophe event modelers, a commercial lines insurance executive described an increasingly uncertain risk landscape uncomfortably ...
Viewpoint: The Recipe for Building a Successful MGA
The managing general agency model is attracting a number of ambitious underwriters keen to step away from established insurers to build nimble, specialized, and client-focused MGAs. For many, ...
Casualty Reinsurance Still Attractive: Arch CEO
While writing primary casualty insurance is more appealing than writing casualty reinsurance, the chief executive of Arch Capital said casualty reinsurance business remains attractive for his ...
AM Best Data Insights: FAIR Plan, E&S Growth Soars in California
A newly published AM Best report reveals the extent to which California homeowners policyholders have turned to the state's insurer of last resort and to the nonadmitted market for insurance in ...
Securities Class Actions Increase Again in 2024; AI-Related Filings Double
The number of securities class action filings increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related filings more than doubling from the previous year, according ...