Property
Insurers underestimating risk of ‘supershear’ quakes
MS Amlin study finds destructive supershear ruptures are behind two thirds of insured earthquakes losses, yet are excluded from catastrophe models
Data centre insurance challenges are beginning to mount up
Delay in start-up and contingent business interruption covers are becoming trickier to obtain as projects become more complex and elements such as on-site power plants are introduced
HDI Global names Hunt UK and Ireland CEO
Hunt was named interim chief executive in February following the departure of former chief executive Stephanie Ogden
Public property insurance advocate leads in California
Becerra has called for rate freeze, while Kim proposes public catastrophe insurance programme
Rage against the machine
Re/insurance companies are already replacing jobs with AI tools, while others are creating new ones to have a human in the loop
California candidates call for big interventions in insurance market
Leading gubernatorial candidate wants a price freeze, while insurance commissioner candidate Jane Kim is calling for a public natural disaster insurance system
Santam appoints Geddes CEO for syndicate 1918
Former MS Amlin executive to lead Africa insurer’s newly-launched Lloyd’s syndicate
Middle East conflict could become costliest PV loss on record
Insured political violence and terror losses arising from the conflict could reach $3bn, Howden Re estimates
Illinois bills would allow regulator to quash rates
NAMIC and APCIA object to bills, which state governor pledges to sign
Marsh's captive portfolio nears $80bn
Marsh-managed captives saw gross written premiums increase nearly 3% to $79.1bn in 2025
1-in-100 year uninsured US residential property exposure surpasses $375bn
Moody’s analysis highlights widening gap between growing flood risk and insurance coverage, with risk most concentrated in Southeastern coastal areas
Global P&C premium growth slows in 2025
Property and casualty insurance premiums grew by 3.8% to €2.32bn last year, Allianz report finds, as pricing normalises after boom years
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