When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report published Monday....
View ArticleAon: 60% of Employees Across the Globe Plan to Change Jobs This Year
A new study of employees in 23 countries reveals employees are engaging in a “hustle reset” as they reassess where and how much they work, according to global professional services firm Aon plc. The...
View ArticleDamaging Megadroughts Are Spreading Around the World
Severe drought conditions have helped fuel the Los Angeles wildfires. But a new study, released Thursday in the journal Nature comes with a warning: Climate change is making catastrophic, multiyear...
View Article‘Geoeconomic Fragmentation’ Challenges Insurers: Geneva Association
A January 2025 report from the Geneva Association, titled Insurance in a Fragmented World Economy, found that geopolitical tensions have driven the global economy toward “geoeconomic fragmentation.”...
View ArticleNatural Catastrophes Insurance Protection Gap Stands at 60%: WTW
Last year was the first year that exceeded 1.5°C (2.7°F) warming above pre-industrial levels resulting in an estimated 60 percent insurance protection gap for natural catastrophes, according to WTW’s...
View ArticleViewpoint: The Recipe for Building a Successful MGA
The managing general agency model is attracting a number of ambitious underwriters keen to step away from established insurers to build nimble, specialized, and client-focused MGAs. For many, launching...
View ArticleHer Parents Were Hurt in Tesla Crash, But She’s Set to Pay Damages—to Tesla
Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two...
View ArticleChubb to Buy Liberty Mutual Thailand, Vietnam Insurance Assets
Chubb Ltd. agreed to acquire Liberty Mutual Holding Co.’s businesses in Thailand and Vietnam in a deal that would help it boost its presence in Southeast Asia. Chubb plans to buy LMG Insurance Public...
View ArticleWildfire, Hurricane Rebuilding Efforts Impeded By Tariffs: APCIA
American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued a statement on behalf of P/C insurance company members on Tuesday, the day that 25 percent tariffs on most goods from Canada and Mexico took...
View ArticleFirms That Issue Green Bonds Better at Tackling Emissions: Study
Companies that issue green bonds tend to be better at reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, especially in heavily polluting sectors, new analysis from the Bank for International Settlements has...
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