US P&C Insurers Post $16.3B Q1 2026 Underwriting Gain on Pricing Discipline
US P&C underwriting profit hit $16.3B in Q1 2026, but strip the $10.9B reserve release and the accident-year CR is 96.6 — normalized ratio…
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Everest Launches $600M Annapurna Re Casualty Sidecar Anchored by Stone Point
Everest's $600M Annapurna Re casualty sidecar, anchored by Stone Point and backed by Mubadala, extends the Mt. Logan model into long-tail reinsurance.
Aegon Confirms New York HQ and Overhauls Leadership in US Pivot
Aegon New York headquarters set to open mid-2027. Will Fuller takes President & COO role Jan 2027. Redomiciliation as Transamerica Inc. completed Jan 2028.
ANV Group to Buy Open Lending in $3.15-a-Share All-Cash Take-Private
ANV Open Lending acquisition: ANV Group Holdings offers $3.15/share all-cash to take NASDAQ-listed LPRO private at a 78% premium to its 90-day VWAP.
AM Best: AI Data Centre Boom Creates Insurance Risks Beyond P&C Experience
Data centre insurance risk has outpaced P&C capacity, AM Best warns. AI data centres introduce fire, cooling, silent cyber, and supply-chain BI exposures history…
Sixfold’s AI Underwriter Tests the Limits of Point-Solution Automation
Sixfold's AI Underwriter — the autonomous underwriting agent its $30M Series B was raised to build — is now in production at Skyward Specialty,…
Marsh: Cyber Extortion Events Fell 33% in 2025 as Brokers Pivot to Claims Speed
Cyber extortion events fell 33% in 2025 per Marsh data, while ten quarters of rate declines push brokers to compete on claims payment speed.
Fitch: Florida’s Insurance Market Is Better Positioned for 2026 Hurricanes — But Untested
Fitch Ratings flags Florida's reformed insurance market as better positioned for the 2026 hurricane season — but warns that reform resilience remains untested against…
Gallagher Survey: 94% of US Business Owners Fear Coverage Gaps as Risk Integration Accelerates
Gallagher's 2026 survey of 1,000 US business owners reveals 94% fear coverage gaps — while ISO AI exclusions and a 23-point flood protection deficit…
Descartes & Nextpower Launch $80M Parametric Wind Cover for Solar Farms
Descartes Underwriting and Nextpower launch the first parametric straight-line wind solution for solar farms, with limits up to $100M and on-site sensor triggers.