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Cyber Tops List of Business Risks With Geopolitical Volatility Surging Into Top 10: Aon
Geopolitical volatility has surged into a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the No. 1 concern globally, followed by business interruption at No. 2, according to Aon's 2025 Global Risk ...
Lawmakers Press FEMA on the Future of U.S. Flood Insurance
Two Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration about its management of the National Flood Insurance Program after cuts at the agency that runs it, the Federal Emergency Management ...
Revenues Surge as Insurance IPOs Fire Up, But Aftermarket Returns Lag
Ethos Technologies recorded a 55 percent jump in revenue in the first half of 2025, according to its U.S. initial public offering paperwork filed on Friday, as the insurance IPO market continues its ...
Swiss Re Takes a Look at Hidden Behavioral Forces Behind Skyrocketing Jury Awards
The exponential growth of liability claims costs and social inflation in the United States is being driven, in part, by changing juror sentiment and shifts in societal norms, according to analysis ...
Firms Expect to Modify EPL Coverage as Claims Persist
A new survey indicates employers expect to see more employment-related claims within the next year, according QBE North America's Employment Practices Liability Report. The report, based on a survey ...
Newman Named CEO of ACORD Solutions Group
ACORD announced that Chris Newman has been appointed chief executive officer of ACORD Solutions Group (ASG).
Newman brings extensive ...
National Flood Insurance Program Once Again on the Verge of Expiration
About six months after Congress passed a short-term reauthorization, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will soon expire—a prospect that could cause coverage lapses for policyholders with ...
Cyber Threats Continue to Target SMEs, While Large Firms Face Greatest Costs: Report
The latest NetDiligence Cyber Claims Study revealed that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) account for the vast majority of claims (98 percent), with large companies (2 percent of the dataset) ...