Damaging Megadroughts Are Spreading Around the World
Severe drought conditions have helped fuel the Los Angeles wildfires. But a recent study, published in the journal Nature, comes with a warning: Climate change is ...
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New York, New England Surplus Lines Insurance Groups Merge
The Professional Insurance Wholesalers Association (PIWA) and the New England Surplus Lines Association have merged. The combined organization will operate under the PIWA name and serve ...
FEMA Transfers $758M in U.S. Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said its reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) included the transfer of nearly $758 million to the private market through ...
Future of Jobs: Claims Adjuster Among Fastest Declining Professions
Insurance claims adjusters have something in common with postal clerks, cashiers, administrative assistants and graphic designers. These jobs all rank among those in the greatest decline over the ...
Mercury General Gives Reinsurance Update: One or Two Events Still TBD
Mercury General provided updated information about its reinsurance program yesterday, reporting that whether losses from the Palisades and Eaton wildfires burning in California will be treated as one ...
Rapid Response Effort Initiated to Respond to Fraud After Wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn in Southern California, the state has ramped up fraud investigations to keep up with an uptick in crimes. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Los Angeles County ...
Almost 50% of Insurance Consumers Okay With AI Weather Monitoring: Survey
A new survey highlights the rise in consumer acceptance when it comes to AI adoption in the property/casualty industry, as well as the ongoing frustration of rising insurance premiums. Cloud-based ...
Many Reasons Behind Certain Homes Left Standing After Wildfires
Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles next to those left standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world. For many ...
Moody’s RMS Adds to LA Fires Insured Loss Estimates With Range of $20B-$30B
A day after risk modeler CoreLogic put out a statement indicating a $35 to $45 billion range of insured losses for two major fires in California, Moody's RMS has published a lower range for five ...