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Where Are the Private Insurers? Analyses Highlight U.S. Flood Gap
Two new analyses—one from a risk modeler estimating insured damages from Hurricane Helene, and the other from a rating agency about flood insurance penetration and profitability—highlight the ...
Nation’s Flood Insurance Program Is Making More Repeat Payouts
When Hurricane Helene barreled ashore last week, it caused devastating flooding across the southeastern U.S., including in the Shore Acres area of St. Petersburg, Fla. The neighborhood saw 6 feet of ...
Hospitals Seen as Potential Growth Area for Litigation Financing
The litigation-financing industry could see new demand from an increase in health care lawsuits, according to Christopher Bogart, chief executive officer of litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. ...
Florida Readies for Major Hurricane Milton
Florida prepared on Sunday for its largest evacuation since 2017 as Hurricane Milton intensified in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward the U.S. state's western coast, ...
One-Third of Global Population at Risk for Floods: Moody’s
A new white paper from Moody's reveals that 2.7 billion people — more than one-third of the global population — live in areas vulnerable to inland or coastal ...
Insurers See Decline in Private Equity Income Despite Investing More: AM Best
Despite increasing private equity investments, U.S. insurers experienced a second straight year of declining income on those investments, which dropped to $7.7 billion in 2023, down from $10.2 ...
Auto Insurers Face Rising Repair Costs, EV and Tech Complexity in 2025: Report
Amid inflation and labor shortages, the growing impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and rising repair costs, insurers and repairers will have a bumpy road to navigate in the year ahead, according to ...
Nowhere in America Is Safe From Climate-Fueled Storms and Fires
Forecasters had warned for days that Hurricane Helene was likely to cause widespread devastation. But when the powerful storm struck Florida and barreled through the eastern U.S. last month, killing ...