
Americas
See below for coverage of the US and other growing markets in the Americas

US insurance body warns against AI anti-bias regulations
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said attempts to apply general AI legislation to the insurance industry could make it more difficult to appropriately price risks

Florida regulator accuses rival of mishandling consumer complaints
Insurance commissioner seeks ‘really robust framework’

Trump’s attack on Fema could hit insurers
The president has US disaster-response agencies in his sights, but policymakers and experts warn this could lead to increased insurance claims

Kansas-based non-standard motor insurer Key is liquidated
Liquidation order comes less than a month after the court ordered Key into rehabilitation

Storms cause hundreds of millions in losses in US and Canada
Two storm systems swept the central US and southern Canada between March 28 and April 3

California Assembly approves bill to bolster Fair Plan finances
Measure is a key step in bolstering last resort insurer’s financial structure and avoiding need to levy assessments on the plan’s members, proponents argue

CSU forecasts above-average Atlantic hurricane season
Research team’s initial forecast predicts nine hurricanes and and four major hurricanes

Beazley climbs as US and European stocks tumble amid trade war fears
Lloyd's sub-group holds up well as insurance and reinsurance shares tumble following Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

Latest Lloyd’s Lab entrants unveiled
New cohort of 11 firms include AI and climate-focused businesses

Travelers launches new suite of services for cyber customers
The new suite includes a full-time cyber risk dashboard enabling policyholders to monitor risks

Lack of innovation stifling cyber growth: Gallagher Re’s Wakefield
Cyber market collectively failed by not growing during the pried of rate hardening following the ransomware boom, broker's chief executive argues

WTW launches novel California wildfire policy
Broker partners with The Nature Conservancy on policy that offers sharp discount for forestry risk mitigation

Catastrophe bond issuance hits record $7.1bn in Q1: report
Issuance was more than $2.8bn higher than the year-earlier period, with growth driven by traditional 144A property catastrophe bonds

Allstate closes $2bn sale of benefits business
Divestiture is part of US giant’s strategy to focus on its property/casualty operations

Los Angeles fires to pressure Bermuda reinsurer profits: Fitch
January fires will equal about 60% of last year’s total catastrophe losses, rating agency says

California fires to hit property sidecars
Aon expects sidecars to book negative returns in first quarter following wildfires, but impact on catastrophe bonds will be ‘limited’
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