So-called “nuclear” verdicts did not subside in 2025. In fact, it was quite the opposite. According to a new report from strategic communications and research firm Marathon Strategies, there were nearly 200 verdicts resulting in an award of at least …
USI Insurance Services has sued three former producers, who “reneged on their contractual obligations” in a move to competitor Howden US, the brokerage alleged. According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …
Average commercial insurance premiums decreased across all account sizes for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter. The trend continued for the second quarter. During Q2 2026, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB)’s market survey found …
ZestyAI said it looked at tens of thousands of home, auto, and commercial property rate filings in all 50 states and found just how long regulator objections can hold up the approval process. About 44%, or 8,776, of filings analyzed …
The use of agentic artificial intelligence is benefiting research in cyber vulnerabilities faster than it is used to exploit them—so far, according to new research. Beazley Security’s “Q2 2026 Quarterly Threat Report” found agentic AI used in research drove a …
Insurance agency mergers & acquisitions in the first six months of 2026 were down 15% compared with the same period last year. As it did in its first-quarter report, investment banking and financial consulting firm OPTIS Partners said a downward …
Second quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. Pretax net catastrophe losses were $475 million compared …
W.R. Berkley’s CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. “We continue to have great concern around much of the [delegated underwriting authority] model and how it’s participating in …
W.R. Berkley’s CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. “We continue to have great concern around much of the [delegated underwriting authority] model and how it’s participating in …
The U.S. cyber insurance market may be facing a time of transition as certain signs point to eventual adverse development. According to AM Best, the market’s loss ratio in 2025 increased for the second straight year to 53—the first time …