Month: May 2022

May 31, 2022

According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ (CIAB) Commercial Property/Casualty Market Index, capacity for cyber insurance may be decreasing while demand is increasing, which could have driven cyber premium price increases of an average 27.5% during the first […]

May 31, 2022

97 days into the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the ongoing impacts of the strife are only becoming clearer. A recent report from Reuters has highlighted that industry sources are seeing insurance premiums doubling or more for aviation and marine business which are […]

May 27, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed property insurance and condominium maintenance reform legislation into law Thursday, putting an exclamation point on a whirlwind of lawmaking that began just a week ago when the bills were drafted and filed. “This package represents […]

May 27, 2022

Nearly three quarters of global cyber-risk decision markers recently surveyed said their company experienced at least one cyberattack in the past year and while these attacks have spurred more investment in cyber-risk mitigation efforts, just 3% rated their company’s cyber […]

May 26, 2022

Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has obtained approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to increase its shareholding in Howden India from 49% to 100%. The move is subject to post completion approval from […]

May 26, 2022

In five years, the pet insurance market is expected to exceed a valuation of $3.8 billion in North America, according to a Graphical Research industry report. Graphical Research has identified the following major trends that will drive North America’s pet […]

May 25, 2022

To describe the past couple of years as tumultuous is something of an understatement. The global pandemic overlaid with hard market conditions in many insurance classes has kept many in our industry awake at night. The pandemic undoubtedly helped accelerate […]

May 25, 2022

Having now published the results of its Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES), looking at the financial risks posed by climate change for the largest banks and insurers operating in the UK, the Bank of England believes that over-time climate risks […]

May 24, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ‘dashed’ hopes for a bumper year for the insurance industry, says a new report from Allianz. The Allianz Global Insurance Report 2022 says that this year was expected to be ‘another bumper year’ for the […]

May 24, 2022

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has commented on Florida’s special session on the property insurance crisis, which it sees as an opportunity for the Legislature to pass critical reforms to address some of the most pressing issues […]

May 23, 2022

Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Even with pledges […]

May 23, 2022

Global insurer Zurich has agreed to sell its business in Russia to eleven of the unit’s team. The firm said that under its new owners, the business will operate independently under a different brand, while Zurich will no longer conduct […]

May 20, 2022

A judge has ruled that Greg Lindberg – an insurance entrepreneur convicted for using campaign contributions in an attempt to bribe a state insurance commissioner – must relinquish control of his four insurance companies to help pay the $1.25 billion […]

May 20, 2022

The global insurance and reinsurance market faces a range of challenges, but at the same time the opportunities for the sector and for the provision of efficient capital to absorb societal risks, is also expanding, with PwC estimating that the […]

May 19, 2022

Brokerslink has added six technology firms as members – the first non-broking or risk consulting firms to join the global network since its creation in 2004. These “B.tech affiliates” signal the network’s intent to enter a new era of digitalization, […]

May 19, 2022

Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has been named in a lawsuit which alleges that the commissioner violated the law by enabling home insurers to change consumers’ policies. The lawsuit, filed in Leon County by the Restoration Association of Florida (RAF) […]

May 18, 2022

Fraud, litigation, claims inflation, social inflation, loss adjustment expenses, there seems a multitude of reasons for natural disaster insurance claims to become amplified and for higher loss costs to ultimately flow to providers of reinsurance capital, including ILS funds and […]

May 18, 2022

Three California business owners were arraigned for insurance fraud this week after an investigation reportedly showed they illegally conspired to lower workers’ compensation premiums. Troy Williams, 49, of Angels Camp, Nanci Morman, 68, of Somerset, and John Allison, 63, of […]

May 17, 2022

Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report on Tuesday. Insured losses from natural catastrophes have increased 250% in […]

May 17, 2022

Insurance and reinsurance broker Lockton has posted record revenue growth of 27% over the period from Q1 2021 to Q1 of this year, most of which was organic revenue growth. The company reported revenue of $2.69 billion for the first […]