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Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens
As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year's PLUS ...
Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers ...
Updated: State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Commish Decision
Ahead of a decision from California's insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their ...
Global Instability Leads to 16 Year Low for Insurance Carrier M&A Deals
Two new reports highlight the stagnant mergers and acquisitions seen in the insurance industry in 2024. In fact, global insurance carrier M&As slumped to a 16-year low in 2024 amid a wave ...
Climate Risks Threaten Trillions of Dollars in Real Estate: Study
New analysis by online real estate site Zillow highlights how climate change affects real estate across the U.S., with trillions of dollars' worth of real estate facing damage from flood, fire or ...
Another Round of Job Cuts to Impact U.S. Weather Monitoring Agency
The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation's weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The ...
NJM’s CEO Livingston to Retire; Voorhees Named Successor
NJM Insurance Group's President and Chief Executive Officer Mitch Livingston, will retire on July 31, after 19 years at the company, including the past seven as its leader. The company's board of ...
Insurer Payouts Now at $12B for LA Wildfires, Report Shows
Insurance companies have so far paid out more than $12 billion for losses from the two biggest of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes ...