Fitch estimates insured losses in a range of $4 bn to $7 bn. That level sits well below the $18 bn in insured losses recorded during Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and the roughly $8 bn generated by Winter Storm Elliott in 2022 - beinsure.com/winter-storm...

Digital-asset adoption keeps rising and so do the risks tied to holding or moving value online. Insurers now face new pressure to design products that respond to crypto-specific threats beinsure.com/could-crypto...

Arthur J. Gallagher expands claims platform as Gallagher Bassett acquires Germany-based Reck & Co, strengthening cross-border marine and transport claims services beinsure.com/news/gallagh...

Deutsche Bank and DWS consider a minority stake in Frankfurter Leben, reopening life insurance exposure after a decade away from the sector beinsure.com/news/deutsch...

US medical professional liability insurer Indigo secures $50 mn in oversubscribed Series B funding to expand AI underwriting and national distribution beinsure.com/news/insurte...

SCOR adds Lloyd’s capacity to Baobab Insurance’s CyberSafe policies, extending cover to firms up to €1 bn in revenue across Germany and Austria beinsure.com/news/scor-ex...

Prudential of Japan suspends new sales from Feb. 9, 2026, to overhaul governance and compensate customers after employee misconduct findings beinsure.com/news/prudent...

CEO resignation at Prudential’s Japan life unit following employee misconduct raises governance questions as investors assess oversight across international operations beinsure.com/news/prudent...

Insurance denials force top MLB players out of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, exposing how coverage rules now shape who can compete beinsure.com/news/insuran...

Political violence insurance premiums in DR Congo surged up to tenfold after eastern unrest, boosting insurers while raising costs for mining operators beinsure.com/news/congo-u...

MS Amlin launches a political risk reinsurance partnership with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance in the UAE, expanding contract frustration cover via Dubai beinsure.com/news/ms-amli...

Willis expands its direct and facultative placement network with new hubs in Dubai and Madrid, extending global market access through a single coordinated platform beinsure.com/news/willis-...

Analysis of the Jan 2025 Los Angeles fires shows why fuel structure, access, and ember dynamics matter more than ignition risk for insurance underwriting beinsure.com/news/la-wild...

Gallagher Re reports a 32% fall in risk-adjusted cyber aggregate excess of loss rates at 1 Jan 2026 renewals as excess capacity and softer terms reshape the market beinsure.com/news/cyber-r...

IUMI and TAPA EMEA warn cargo crime is surging worldwide, with digital fraud replacing physical theft as losses reach billions across supply chains beinsure.com/news/cargo-t...

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt backs SB 409 to remove out-of-pocket costs for follow-up breast cancer testing after abnormal mammograms beinsure.com/news/kansas-...

Pasito secures $21 mn Series A led by Insight Partners to scale its AI-native workspace across group health, life, and retirement benefits operations beinsure.com/news/insurte...

New York moves to curb auto insurance costs with fraud crackdowns, payout limits for at-fault drivers, and revived enforcement as premiums run far above the US average beinsure.com/news/new-yor...

InsurTech Gain Life rebrands as Crosstie, expanding AI-driven workflow automation across P&C insurance operations, claims, underwriting, and customer self-service beinsure.com/news/insurte...

Aviva enters a new high-net-worth phase by launching Aviva Private Clients through Lloyd’s, enabling cross-border cover, multi-currency policies, and bespoke underwriting beinsure.com/news/aviva-l...

FCA deputy chief executive Sarah Pritchard says insurers must fix trust gaps as new data shows 66% of UK consumers distrust the sector despite high claims payouts beinsure.com/news/fca-urg...

New York drivers spent a record $1,935 on auto insurance, ranking among the least affordable states as repair costs, injuries, and claims expenses climb beinsure.com/news/new-yor...

Nepal detains six rescue agency officials accused of staging helicopter evacuations near Mount Everest to extract nearly $20 mn from global insurers beinsure.com/news/nepal-a...

Wisconsin officials urge residents to assess flood risk and insurance options during Flood Insurance Awareness Week as flooding remains the state’s most common hazard beinsure.com/news/wiscons...

Louisiana insurance agents urge lawmakers to cap damages and pass legal reforms as high property insurance costs slow homeownership and limit market competition beinsure.com/news/louisia...

Full coverage auto insurance in the US averaged $2,312 per year, or about $193 per month. That figure sits below the $2,746 annual average beinsure.com/news/us-auto...

With healthcare unaffordable for most Zimbabweans, funeral insurance has become the dominant financial product, reflecting deep cultural priorities and systemic collapse beinsure.com/news/in-zimb...

Radian closed its $1.67 bn purchase of Inigo, reshaping the group into a global specialty insurer and lifting EPS and ROE expectations for 2026 beinsure.com/news/radian-...

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance adopts Aon’s PathWise platform to unify actuarial modelling across IRBCF and IFRS 17 as India’s life market scales beinsure.com/news/aon-par...

A Massachusetts appeals court ruled a reinsurer can recover COLA payments from the trust fund even after a self-insured employer enters bankruptcy beinsure.com/news/massach...

Autonomous sees a more rational reinsurance cycle, though rising capacity and softer pricing are expected to pressure terms and conditions through 2026 beinsure.com/news/reinsur...

Aon leading global professional services firm, announced Steve Schell has been named Aon’s global life sciences industry leader beinsure.com/news/steve-s...

Slide Insurance returns to the cat bond market seeking $250 mn via Purple Re 2026-1, expanding named storm coverage beyond prior deals beinsure.com/news/slide-t...

Munich Re sets up a Lloyd’s consortium offering parametric pandemic cover, using WHO-based triggers to address a widening global protection gap beinsure.com/news/munich-...

Karen Clark and Company puts privately insured losses from Winter Storm Fern at $6.7 bn, driven mainly by freeze damage and power outages beinsure.com/news/kcc-est...

Artificial Labs closed a $45 mn Series B led by CommerzVentures to scale digital broking and underwriting technology and expand into the US in 2026. beinsure.com/news/artific...

Aon delivered another quarter of strong performance and finished 2025 with 9% total revenue growth, 6% organic revenue growth and double-digit free cash flow beinsure.com/news/aon-del...

Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Ben Sitki as underwriter in its Cyber Reinsurance Solutions unit, adding MEA cyber expertise as the platform expands beinsure.com/news/tokio-m...

Strong investor demand, reinvestment flows, and maturing cat bonds position the ILS market for another high-volume issuance year in 2026 beinsure.com/news/ils-mar...

USAA will lower Florida auto rates by 7% in May, bucking national trends as tort reform, loss moderation, and strong earnings reshape pricing beinsure.com/news/usaa-cu...

Italy’s insurance market expanded through 2025, with non-life premiums rising about 8.5% and digital adoption reshaping distribution and risk models beinsure.com/news/italian...

The 2025 Atlantic season had no US hurricane landfalls yet delivered Category 5 storms, inland flooding, and losses, highlighting rising intensity and protection gaps beinsure.com/2025-atlanti...

US auto insurers are racing to increase premium rates as they seek to offset historically poor underwriting results. In 2026, U.S. auto insurance rates are projected to experience a smaller average increase of about 1%, following significant hikes in previous years. beinsure.com/us-auto-insu...

The world’s Richest People in 2026 — the number of billionaires in the world 3.030 individuals — represent almost $16 trln in wealth. The global billionaire population continued to grow in 2026, increasing by 5%. beinsure.com/world-riches...

Berlin-based healthtech Recare secures up to €37 mn led by DNV to expand its AI-driven hospital workflow platform and accelerate international growth beinsure.com/news/german-...

VC Daphni finalises its €260 mn Blue fund to back European science-based startups, as DeepTech capital flows stay strong across 2025–2026 beinsure.com/news/paris-v...

Aon works with DataRobot to deploy agentic AI across onboarding and servicing, targeting faster processing, oversight-ready automation, and client visibility beinsure.com/news/aon-wit...

Winter storms across the US continue to generate multi-bn insured losses, exposing homeowners, drivers, and businesses to rising financial risk beinsure.com/news/us-wint...

GEICO agreed to pay over $900,000 to resolve overtime claims from call-center workers, covering unpaid login time and alleged off-the-clock work beinsure.com/news/geico-s...

AccuWeather estimates massive economic losses from a winter storm affecting 200 mn people, with insured losses reaching into the billions beinsure.com/news/winter-...