4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1204+ words) This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. As equipment breakdown risks become more complex and interconnected, carriers need reinsurance partners that deliver engineering expertise, technical insight and long-term strategic support — not just capacity. As insurance…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1632+ words) The improvement came even as net written premium growth slowed to 2.1%, reflecting more competitive market conditions and moderating rate increases, the organizations found. Policyholders’ surplus grew to $1.3 trillion in the first half of 2026, up from $1.13 trillion at midyear 2025, strengthening insurers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1230+ words) Risk & Insurance has partnered with Xceedance for this Video Q&A, bringing industry leaders and subject matter experts together to explore the forces shaping the future of risk and insurance. Through these conversations, experts share practical perspectives on emerging challenges,…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (1106+ words) U.S. property/casualty insurers swung to a strong first-quarter underwriting profit as catastrophe losses fell sharply from the prior year's California wildfire impacts, according to AM Best. Geneva Association survey reveals over 90% of companies seek coverage for generative AI exposures, with…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (942+ words) Risk & Insurance recently caught up with Josh Landau, the president of the International Insurance Society. The purpose of our talk was to get some details about the society’s upcoming Global Insurance Forum to be held at Loyd’s in London on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (418+ words) AI-enabled fraud and data authenticity is the factor most likely to increase claim severity over the next three to five years, according to nearly a third, or 32%, of attendees surveyed at the 2026 RIMS conference by CorVel. Social inflation, including larger…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (388+ words) Inland marine insurers posted their best underwriting performance in more than a decade in 2025, with the line’s net loss and loss adjustment expense ratio reaching an 11-year low, according to AM Best. Historically, AM Best said, there has been an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (840+ words) Risk professionals attend conferences for lots of reasons. In2Risk 2026, the CPCU Society’s annual conference and conferment celebration, is just around the corner. Risk and insurance professionals, students, academics, retired industry experts, and vendors will head to Las Vegas from October 19-21 for…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Premium renewal rate increases eased across nearly all major commercial insurance lines in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter, according to the Ivans Index, which tracks average premium renewal rate change across the industry’s major commercial lines....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (160+ words) Marsh named Chetna Gulati-Kapoor global chief claims officer of Marsh Risk, effective Sept. 1. Based in London, she reports to John Donnelly, president, global placement, Marsh Risk. “Chetna is a highly respected claims leader with an outstanding track record of supporting…...