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Reinsurers’ Appetite Grows During Mid-Year Renewals but Discipline Remains: Brokers
Reinsurance buyers generally saw positive outcomes during the mid-year renewals, finding adequate capacity to meet cedents' increasing demand for protection -- in both property and casualty, ...
Former USAA CEO Robles, 78, Dies
Former USAA chief executive officer Josue "Joe" Robles Jr., 78, died July 4. In a post to X, the company said: "Joe was a soldier at his core, and his service included multiple deployments and ...
NICB, NHTSA Join Forces to Deliver Auto Theft Prevention Message
Last year, more than one million vehicles were reported stolen, accounting for an increase of about 1 percent nationwide. Vehicle thefts increased from 1,008,756 in 2022 to 1,020,729 in 2023, with ...
‘Healthy’ Workplace Key to Saving Billions Lost to Workplace Injuries, Illness
A new study published this week shows how the global economy could claw back billions of dollars lost each year due to workplace injuries and illness. In Australia, more than 500,000 employees ...
Howden Re, Moody’s Launch Analytics Talent Exchange Program
A three-month, reciprocal, early career talent exchange program was jointly launched by Howden Re, the reinsurance and risk advisory arm of Howden, and Moody's. The program centers on the exchange of ...
California Inspectors Didn’t Visit All Farmworker Housing to Review Safety as Required
When Antonio Bravo stepped into the Salinas, California, hotel in May 2020, he first noticed a foul smell. Then he saw the bare metal cot with no mattress that his employer had given him to sleep on ...
Insurers Fret Over Risk of Militant Attacks, AI Hacks at Paris Olympics
Insurers are nervous that militant attacks or AI-generated fake images could derail the Paris Olympics, risking event cancellations and millions of dollars in claims. Insurers faced losses after the ...
Commercial Lines Not at Top of Cycle; ‘Thieves’ Fuel Social Inflation: CEOs
It's not waning market discipline but the scourge of social inflation that industry leaders of commercial lines insurance businesses see as a potential threat to future profits, a trio of ...