Insurance Journal

APRIL 24, 2025

The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk of wildfires. Total precipitation of about 20.5 centimeters (8.1 inches) during the first quarter was the lowest since 1985, according …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Specialty insurance provider Ryan Specialty reported it has completed the acquisition of Velocity Risk Underwriters, LLC from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Velocity is a managing general underwriter (MGU) providing first-party insurance coverage for …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 24, 2025

Assets designed to help fight climate change may soon risk losing access to insurance unless they’re adequately shielded from extreme weather events. Roughly 46% of Europe’s total renewable generation capacity will be at “critical risk” from the fallout of climate …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 3, 2025

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting, which has offices in Newcastle and Belfast, from WF Risk Group. Financial details …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 18, 2025

King Risk Partners, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the U.S., has acquired Nobles Insurance Agency in North Carolina, King Risk announced this week. Nobles, with offices in Raleigh, Clayton and other cities, has been in business for almost …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 23, 2025

Sajja Praveen Chowdary, director at Indian broker Policybazaar, expects premiums for hull, war-risk, … Indian insurance policy sellers expect the cost of coverage for airlines to spike as much as 30% after the deadliest aviation crash in more than a decade.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 18, 2025

Seeing firsthand the devastating aftermath and hearing the deeply emotional stories from these homeowners is heartbreakingbut whats even worse is witnessing how some insurance companies continue to compound their customers’ trauma … The post Why Are California Insurers Putting Their Policyholder Customers at Risk For Their Health?

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

JUNE 26, 2025

1 These RMAPIA Fire Protocols are among the most thorough documents I have seen in this area, offering not only … The post Rebuild or Risk It? The Fire Protocols Challenging Whether Insurers Place Profits Over Policyholder Safety appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 18, 2025

Hurricane risk isn’t exclusive to Florida — or to coastal areas at all, for that matter. Many people, including insurance professionals, do not realize how far hurricane risk can spread. This post is part of a series sponsored by Cotality.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

Marine, aviation, cyber, and terrorism insurers face immediate underwriting pressures and potential accumulation losses as a result of heightened hostilities between Iran and Israel, according to Morningstar DBRS. In addition, the report said, reinsurance capacity in certain business lines could …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 10, 2025

Descartes Insurance, the Paris-based risk-carrying subsidiary of parametric-insurer Descartes, has expanded its offering to corporate clients and public institutions to include credit and political risk insurance (CPRI). To support its expansion into this new class of business, Descartes has hired …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 27, 2025

Demand for political risk insurance is likely to rise by 33% due to tariff uncertainty and the instability of the current trading environment, according to Howden’s 2025 survey of multinational corporates with revenue of more than US$1 billion. Rising geopolitical …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 2, 2025

Hiscox, the Bermuda-based global specialist insurer, has launched a new Cargo API (application programming interface)-based solution, available through broker partners for underwriting small cargo and stock throughput risks. Responding to demand for an insurance product to cover the smaller cargo …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 30, 2025

AEGIS London, a top quartile Lloyd’s syndicate, has announced significant enhancements to its political and financial risk (PFR) offering. The syndicate has increased its sovereign non-payment (CF) and political risk (PR) line sizes from $20 million to $30 million, and …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 25, 2025

The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future earnings. Before July …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 3, 2025

Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Schroeder Insurance, a Missouri-based firm with a specialty focus in the commercial lines and private client sectors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Led by brothers Paul and Ted Schroeder, who each have …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 23, 2025

Every once in a while, a piece of nerdy insurance legislation catches my eye, not because it disrupts the industry overnight, but because it signals a trend about risk and how property insurance is going to operate. Colorados newly passed HB 25-1182 is a bill that may not make national headlines, but it should.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Willis Promotes Easton to Global Head of ART and Head of Western Europe, Risk & Analytics Willis, a … This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis and Arch Insurance UK. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 5, 2025

A senior executive at the UK’s National Wealth Fund has criticized the country’s banks and money managers for what he characterized as their failure to embrace the risk levels needed to drive the low-carbon transition. “What I’m not seeing is …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 15, 2025

Cyber, business interruption and natural catastrophes are the top three risks that concern global businesses, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2025. Cyber incidents, such as ransomware attacks, data breaches and IT outages, is the top global risk for 2025, …

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 10, 2025

Soaring levels of civil unrest and political violence are a key concern for businesses of all sizes as well as their insurers, according to report published by Allianz Commercial. The impact of civil unrest or strikes, riots and civil commotion …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 11, 2025

Florida-based insurance brokerage King Risk Partners announced it has acquired Cameron Group, Inc., an independent insurance agency located in Nanuet, New York. Cameron Group serves New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut with personal and commercial insurance. The Cameron acquisition is …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 9, 2025

For analysts at Fitch Ratings, the recent demolition of a Swiss village by a glacier is fresh proof that climate change is altering the laws of mortgage risk. The world looked on in shock last month as 3 million cubic …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 9, 2025

Lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England, a judge has said — warning that attorneys could be prosecuted if they don’t check the accuracy of their research. High Court justice Victoria Sharp said …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

UK risk managers identified five key themes that could affect their businesses, topped by “technology, AI and cyber,” according to AIRMIC, the British risk management group, which conducted a survey of its members. Nearly 90% of respondents pointed to tech, …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 9, 2025

Electric providers in New Mexico told the state’s utility regulator at citizens at a hearing on Thursday in Santa Fe that residents should be prepared to potentially lose power when high winds and dry conditions raise wildfire risk in their …

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 16, 2025

China is tightening regulations on battery-powered vehicles and will require its automakers to comply with higher battery safety standards, aiming to reduce risks of fire and explosions in the fast-growing sector. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday …

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 15, 2025

United Risk, a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters, announced it has formed a multi-line reinsurance managing general agent. Jay Cahill, previously United Risk’s chief financial officer, has been named chief executive officer of the new MGA. He will be succeeded as …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 13, 2025

When Bernard Weisse first noticed a tiny crack in the outer wall of his house on the outskirts of Paris, he dismissed it as little more than a nuisance. But in the four years since, a spiderweb of fissures has …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 4, 2025

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announce the acquisition of Brentacre Insurance, a specialist broker with deep expertise in providing insurance for modified and performance vehicles, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 9, 2025

The Orlando-based boutique agency and brokerage Hatcher Insurance is now part of Unison Risk Advisors, Unison announced this week. Hatcher, founded almost 80 years ago, offers property and liability insurance, surety bonding, employee benefits and personal insurance services. Industry veterans …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

Connecticut-based Paragon Insurance Holdings announced that its specialty media and contingency platform, Reel Media Insurance Services, has acquired WISE Risk, a wholesaler for event-driven and specialty insurance products. WISE Risk, based in Needham, Massachusetts, is focused on the entertainment, sports, …

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Central Insurance

JUNE 20, 2025

Discover the most common risks professional offices face and learn expert-backed strategies to prevent claims, injuries, and costly disruptions to your business. The post The 7 Risks Your Professional Office Can Face—and How to Prevent Them appeared first on Central Insurance Blog.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 20, 2025

Howden Acquires Chilean Retail Insurance Broker Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Ureta & Fernandez Corredores de Seguros Limitada (U&F), an independent retail insurance broker headquartered in Santiago, Chile. Following completion of the acquisition, Felipe Ureta …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

OVERLAND PARK, KS (June 12, 2025) – Alta Risk today announced the addition of two seasoned excess casualty underwriters, Robert … New underwriting talent brings decades of expertise and strong broker relationships to support Alta’s continued growth in the excess space.

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Insurance Journal

MAY 8, 2025

As weather-driven catastrophes become more common and severe, commercial property owners and the agents who serve them are reassessing risks and coverage to get more build for their buck. The new Nationwide Agency Forward Commercial Lines Protection Survey surveyed commercial …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 4, 2025

Austin, TX June 04,2025 The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of AlliBot 3.0, the newest generation of its groundbreaking AI-powered knowledge bot designed exclusively for risk and insurance professionals. Building upon AlliBot’s …

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