U.S. life insurance applications increased by 9.3% in 2024 – MIB report
U.S. life insurance applications increased by 9.3% in July 2024 compared to July 2023, and the year-to-date growth stood at 1.7%
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AM Best estimates the property catastrophe bond market ~$45 bn by mid-2024
AM Best estimates the property catastrophe bond market reached approximately $45 bn by mid-2024, marking a $3 bn increase
Insurity survey highlights growing consumer concerns about P&C insurance
A recent insurtech Insurity survey shows that 56% of consumers report higher insurance premiums due to severe weather. Insurity conducted Consumer Pulse
Leader of major insurance fraud ring pleads guilty after years on the run
William Oldham Mize, the leader of a Washington state insurance fraud ring, pleaded guilty after orchestrating a scheme that defrauded carriers of $6.77 mn
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes to reach $60 bn in H1 2024
Frequent small to medium events caused global insured losses from natural catastrophes to reach $60 bn in the first half of 2024, according to Swiss Re
Climate & Digitalisation are challenging traditional insurance products
Developments such as climate change and digitalisation are changing risk pools and can challenge the viability of traditional insurance products
AXA announced a €13 mn lead investment in Novocuff’s financing round
AXA IM Alts, a leader in alternative investments and AXA Investment Managers’ alternative business unit, manages over €184 bn ($197 bn) in assets
Natural disasters in 1H 2024: $117 bn economic & $58 bn insured losses
Aon estimated of more than $117 bn in economic losses from global natural disasters during the 1H 2024, lower than the 21st-century 1H average
Global insured losses from natural disasters to rise annually by 5-7% relative to GDP
Global insured losses from natural disasters are expected to rise annually by 5-7% relative to GDP, according to Swiss Re
Climate Change Boosts Extreme Weather: Time for Insurance to Adapt
Climate change is making severe weather more common worldwide, which greatly affects the electric grid. Insurance funding is crucial for adaptation
Zurich Group acquires AIG’s global personal travel insurance business
Zurich Insurance Group announced an agreement to buy AIG’s global personal travel insurance and assistance business, AIG Travel, for $600 mn
Global reinsurer capital in Q1 2024 increased for $695 bn
Aon reports a 4% increase in global reinsurer capital during the first quarter of 2024, reaching a new high of $695 billion
Life insurers expanded the use of private loans to optimize investment portfolios
The growing use of private credit by life insurers to optimise investment portfolios and align asset allocation with product liabilities is garnering heightened attention
CLARA Analytics launched of a fraud detection product for insurance claims
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimization, has launched of a fraud detection product that leverages
Insurtech Eleos raised $4 mn seed funding round
UK-based insurtech company Eleos has raised $4 mn in a seed funding round to support its planned expansion into the United States
USAID create a system for insurance against war & political violence risks in Ukraine
The Financial Sector Reform Activity project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has drafted a memorandum
Fitch Ratings’ holds a neutral sector outlook for U.S. P&C insurance
U.S. property and casualty insurers will see some relief in the coming year following a rough 2023 as a personal auto line recovery contributes
California’s home insurers paid out more than they collected in premiums
California’s homeowners insurers cumulatively paid out more than twice as much in claims and expenses as they collected in premiums in both 2017 and 2018
NY’s financial regulator wants crypto companies to be more transparent
New York’s financial regulator wants cryptocurrency companies regulated in the state to be more transparent about how they list and delist crypto coins
Large U.S. property insurers excludes natural disaster from insurance coverages
At least five large U.S. property insurers have told regulators that extreme weather patterns caused by climate change have led them to stop writing insurance coverages
Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey reveals a shift in trader expectations
The Charles Schwab Trader Sentiment Survey for Q3 reveals a shift in trader expectations towards a more optimistic view of the market environment
US Court handed Grayscale a win against the SEC in the lawsuit over spot Bitcoin ETF
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit handed Grayscale a win against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
NAIC adopts change to life insurer capital & investments monitoring
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will adopt a change to the Life Risk-Based Capital (RBC) formula
Chubb launches Aviation Insurance Hub in Singapore
Chubb has announced the establishment of an aviation hub in Singapore, signalling its commitment to further developing its general aviation and aerospace business.
U.S. insurers paid out more than $1 bn in dog-related injury claims
U.S. insurers paid out more than $1 bn in dog-related injury claims in 2022, a double-digit percentage increase over 2021 even though the number of claims
Larger P&C insurers in the Florida are likely to benefit from new reforms
Larger property and casualty insurers in the Florida market are likely to benefit from recently enacted tort reforms, and it remains to be seen how those changes
US Life Insurers have minimal capital exposure to Credit Suisse collaps
Fitch-rated U.S. life insurers have minimal exposure to Credit Suisse AG, with immaterial exposure to CS alternative tier 1 (AT1) capital
Natural catastrophe insured losses in Q1 2023 so far are in the region of $6-8 bn
JP Morgan have estimated that total natural catastrophe insured losses in Q1 2023 so far are in the region of $6-8 bn
Former insurance executive indicted for $2bn fraud scheme to deceive state Regulators
A federal grand jury in Charlotte returned an indictment charging a North Carolina man with masterminding and directing a massive scheme to deceive state insurance regulators
Global InsurTech Market to garner $160 bn by 2030 at 32.7% CAGR
Global insurtech industry was pegged at $16 billion in 2022, and is estimated to generate $160 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 32.7%
Global catastrophes economic losses $270 bn, 44% covered by re/insurance
Global catastrophes around the world drove estimated economic losses of USD 270 billion in 2022, of which roughly 44% or USD 120 billion were covered by re/insurance
US & UK pushes for Turkey to reconsider the sea cargoes proof-of-insurance requirement
A standoff over sanctions and insurance that has caused a jam of oil tankers at the key Bosphorus shipping strait escalated, leaving millions of barrels of crude stuck
Hurricane Ian could lead to $50bn of insured industry losses, global insured losses of $100bn
Hurricane Ian could lead to $50bn of insured industry losses, with a likelihood of seeing global insured losses of more than $100bn in 2022
Florida’s Homeowners Insurers are Facing Fraud Schemes & Underwriting Losses
An issues brief published by the Insurance Information Institute has affirmed that the turmoil in Florida’s homeowners insurance market is due to fraud schemes
Global estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes at $35 bn
Floods and storms drive global insured catastrophe losses of USD 38 billion in first half of 2022, Swiss Re Institute estimates
Insured losses from natural catastrophes estimated at $100bn
1H losses would be around 40% of the 10-year average of $11.1 billion for US seasonal catastrophes in that quarter.
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