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January Reinsurance Renewals Were Most Challenging in 2 Decades: MMC’s Doyle
The most challenging January reinsurance renewals in nearly two decades saw global property-catastrophe rate increases of 25-60 percent, with loss-affected clients facing even higher prices, ...
AI Wildfire Detection Bill Gets Approval in Colorado
A year after the most destructive wildfire in the state's history scorched nearly 1,100 homes, Colorado lawmakers are considering joining other Western states by adopting artificial intelligence in ...
Climate Is Forcing the Most Risk-Aware Industry to Reinvent Itself
When it comes to climate impacts, the front line of the finance industry is insurance. Last year's payout from damages caused by extreme weather events totaled $120 billion—about the same as the ...
Tesla, Insurers Address Expensive Repairs in Sharply Different Ways
Tesla Inc.'s electric vehicles are expensive to repair — so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways. Chief Executive Elon Musk says Tesla is ...
Progressive Puts Targeted 96 Combined Ratio in the Books for 2022
In a report on financial results for the month of December, which was published on Tuesday, Progressive revealed that the company met its frequently stated goal of posting a 96 combined ratio again ...
Cowbell Launches eLearning Academy Dedicated to Cyber Insurance
Cyber insurer Cowbell on Wednesday announced the launch of Cowbell Academy, a new institution that offers insurance agents and brokers lessons on cyber insurance. The program includes general classes ...
Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Topped $130B in 2022 in 5th Costliest Year
Economic losses from natural disasters in 2022 were estimated at $313 billion, with an insurance price tag of approximately $132 billion, according to Aon. Roughly 42 percent of economic losses were ...
We Insured FTX
Late last year, the leader of a Bermuda insurance company specializing in coverage for emerging sectors, including the digital asset ecosystem and companies working in cannabis and psychedelics, ...