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AIG’s Zaffino Talks More on Insurer-Reinsurer Balance as $200B Cat Year May Loom
American International Group CEO Peter Zaffino used the insurer's fourth quarter earnings call to again talk about reinsurance attachments points, throwing in the possibility 2025 could be the year ...
Florida Announces Insurance Rate Reductions
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis offered an update on Florida's insurance market last week, noting significant progress in stabilizing rates. Citizens Property Insurance will reduce homeowners' ...
Allstate to ‘Lean Into’ Turnaround in Auto Business, and Grow
Allstate's plan to correct its auto insurance business has "restored profitability back to target levels," said the insurer's head of personal insurance. During an earnings call with analysts, Mario ...
FEMA to Borrow $2B to Pay Flood Claims After Hurricanes Helene and Milton
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it needs to borrow $2 billion from the U.S. Treasury to cover claims from National Flood Insurance Program policyholders. FEMA, administrator of NFIP, ...
Mercury Sees Subro, Re Recoveries Cutting Most of $1.6B+ Wildfire Losses
Although Mercury Insurance Group expects gross losses from the 2025 California wildfires in the $1.6 billion-$2.0 billion range, potential subrogation and reinsurance recoveries will drop the ...
Ex-AIG Chief Duperreault Secures $700M for Mereo Reinsurance Startup
Mereo Advisors, a Bermuda-based firm chaired by former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault, has secured more than $700 million to fund its new reinsurance ...
AIG Q4 General Insurance Underwriting Income Down 29% on Catastrophes
American International Group reported fourth-quarter 2024 net income of $898 million compared to $86 million the prior year, but insurance underwriting income was down 29 percent on high catastrophe ...
LA Fires: Calif. Insurance Commissioner OKs FAIR Plan Request for $1B Assessment
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a California FAIR Plan request for a $1 billion assessment on admitted market insurers to cover claims from the Los Angeles wildfires. The FAIR ...