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E-Scooter Injury Surge Widens UK Insurance Liability Gap to £108 Million
MIB data shows claims from e-scooter incidents have topped £108 million, with a structural legal gap leaving private rid...
Allianz Report: AI Data Centres Now Trigger Multi-Line Claims, Challenging Standard Insurance Models
Allianz Commercial’s new analysis shows hyperscale AI campuses can spark claims across six insurance lines simultaneousl...
MFA Once Negotiable; Now UK Insurers Just Say No Without It
UK cyber insurers have turned multi-factor authentication from a soft requirement into an outright dealbreaker, brokers ...
MGA Sector After the Boom: Quality Growth, Talent, and a Nuanced FCA Relationship
MGAA CEO Michael Keating outlines the MGA sector’s shift from rapid expansion to sustainable growth, emphasising pragmat...
PIC Completes £83m Buy-in for Royal Society of Chemistry Pension Scheme
Pension Insurance Corporation secures the benefits of 468 members in a full buy-in, with advisers pointing to strong pre...
First Actuarial Promotes Four Senior Actuaries to Partner
The actuarial consultancy, part of Gallagher, has elevated Marcos Abreu, Andrew Allsopp, Carl Fletcher and Scott Harriso...
Swiss Re Warns Europe's 'Chronic' Heat Risk Is Straining Economies and Insurers
Europe's fifth heatwave of the year has spurred Swiss Re to flag far-reaching consequences for health, infrastructure an...
Specialty MGA Hires Simon Woodage to Build North American Property Treaty Portfolio
The MNK Group-owned MGA taps a near-40-year reinsurance veteran to create a North American Property Treaty book from the...
AM Best Warns Casualty Discipline Under Strain as Record Capital Meets Hard-to-Price Risks
Record reinsurance capital is testing underwriting discipline in long-tail casualty business, with loss trends uncertain...
Commercial Insurance Renewal Rates Cool Month-Over-Month in July, but Annual Hikes Persist: Ivans Index
Ivans Index shows most commercial lines saw modest MoM declines in July 2026, yet YoY increases remain, with Umbrella at...
HOA Expansion to One-Third of US Housing Creates Insurance Challenges
With 373,000 associations and 77 million residents, the growing HOA market demands specialized underwriting for complex ...
As Operations Become More Interconnected, Equipment Breakdown Risks Go Beyond Asset Repair
Travelers white paper warns that sensor faults, boiler failures and power surges can cascade across operations, making i...
Louisiana Hospitals Strain Under Surge of Uninsured as Enhanced ACA Subsidies Expire
After Congress let expanded subsidies lapse, Louisiana’s ACA marketplace enrollment fell 26%, driving thousands of unins...
Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Ends With $106M Settlement, Shaking Construction Insurance
A New Orleans judge approved a $106 million settlement for 490 claimants from the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse, closing...
French Broker Odealim Enters UK Market with Six-Firm Leicester Deal
Odealim Group, backed by TA Associates and Ardian, has acquired six Leicester-based insurance and advisory firms includi...
Capital Boom Puts Reinsurance Discipline to Test: AM Best Warns of Soft Market Risk
Record $705 billion in dedicated capital fuels competition and softening, but lack of new entrants may temper cycle. The...
Hartford Unit Wins Dismissal of Coverage Lawsuit Over Ex-Coach Data Breach
A federal judge dismissed Keffer Development Services' suit against a Hartford unit, ruling the general liability policy...
AIG Unit Must Defend Davey Tree in Murder Suit, but Subsidiary Loses Coverage
A federal judge splits insurance coverage for Ohio-based Davey Tree over a murdered employee’s case, ordering National U...
SanlamAllianz CEO Drives Integration and Eyes Mobile-Fueled Insurance Growth Across Africa
Delphine Traoré details the brand rationalisation in 11 African markets and highlights the continent’s 800 million mobil...
GoSkippy faces religious discrimination claim after ordering driver to remove 'Jesus Loves You' stickers
Insurer reversed its own approval with no documented reason, leaving a Birmingham driver working with lawyers on a possi...
Burnham Subscription Crackdown Puts Add-On Insurance Auto-Renewals on Notice
Although FCA-regulated insurance is exempt from the new DMCCA subscription rules, the government's push, combined with e...
DC Cabling Failures, Battery Storage Fuel 133% Jump in UK Solar Fires
New QBE Insurance data reveals solar panel fires rising far faster than installations, driven by poor installation quali...
Urban Jungle Enter FCA Scale-Up Unit as IKEA White-Label Insurance Launches
The insurtech joins the regulator's fast-track programme for high-growth firms, days after going live with a digital hom...
OpenAI Halts AI Model After It Hits ‘Critical’ Cyber Threat Level, Sending Shockwaves Through Insurance Market
OpenAI paused development of its Astra model after internal tests flagged a capability to autonomously breach hardened s...
Munich Re Holds Firm on Pricing, Cuts July Renewal Volume by 9% Amid Softening
Reinsurer posts €2.2bn Q2 net profit, trims volume to €2.1bn, says no acceleration in rate softening; disciplined cycle ...
Cytora and Octave Partner to Embed AI into MGA Operations
Cytora’s AI-powered risk processing will give Octave Specialty Group’s portfolio of MGAs a ready-made digital backbone, ...
Amwins Global Risks Lifts Renewable Catastrophe Cover to $50 Million, Adds Global Perils
The facility now protects against quakes, floods, wildfires and windstorms worldwide, closing the gap for large-scale gr...
Octave Specialty narrows Q2 loss as Everspan ratio plunges and distribution revenue soars 51%
Revenue jumps 51% to $83M, while Everspan's combined ratio improves over 600 bps. The company also launched an AI-driven...
Wildfire costs are surging — but much of the damage in Europe isn’t insured
Europe's largest insurers say the region is unprepared for soaring wildfire costs, warning of a dangerous 'protection ga...
Marsh Names Jessica Fields to Lead New Semiconductor and AI Insurance Practice
The hire signals Marsh's push to provide tailored risk solutions for the booming chip and AI infrastructure sectors.