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Lower reinsurance costs drive reduced insurance rates in Louisiana

11th December 2025

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved requests from SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE) and Elevate Reciprocal Exchange for an average 7.5% rate reduction, benefiting the companies’ more than 73,000 homeowners policyholders and over 17,000 dwelling policyholders. The changes, which take effect on February 16, 2026, reflect statewide averages, meaning each ... Read the full article

Acrisure to acquire underwriting MGA Vave from Canopius

10th December 2025

Acrisure has agreed to acquire Vave, a tech-first underwriting Managing General Agent, from international specialty and P&C re/insurer Canopius Group. Vave, which uses data-driven, precision underwriting to deliver instantly bindable quotes on U.S. catastrophe-exposed E&S property risks, with real-time binding and servicing via API, will continue operating under its own brand. Its ... Read the full article

Two-thirds of modelled US flood losses go uninsured: Moody’s

9th December 2025

Two-thirds of modelled U.S. residential flood losses go uninsured, leaving millions of homeowners and the broader economy financially exposed, according to Moody’s RMS modelling. Moody’s highlighted that flooding remains the most underinsured physical risk in the U.S., with only a small share of residential properties carrying flood insurance despite the growing ... Read the full article

White Mountains completes sale of insurance distribution platform Bamboo

9th December 2025

White Mountains Insurance Group has completed the sale of a controlling interest in Bamboo, a data-enabled insurance distribution platform, to affiliates of funds advised by CVC Capital Partners. The transaction, originally announced in October, assigns Bamboo a valuation of $1.75 billion. At the time, White Mountains said it would continue to ... Read the full article

German insurers propose Elementar Re safeguard system for nat cats

9th December 2025

The German Insurance Association (GDV) has unveiled a framework to ensure that protection against natural catastrophes remains widely available, affordable, and sustainable over the long term, centred on a new reinsurance vehicle called Elementar Re. With the Elementar Re model, the GDV said insurers are presenting a "concrete proposal" for how ... Read the full article

Wildfire strategist Jessica Morse joins Delos as government affairs consultant

26th November 2025

Jessica Morse, a government wildfire management expert, has joined MGA Delos Insurance Solutions as a government affairs consultant to property insurance. Her appointment signals a strategic move by Delos to enhance its support for California homeowners struggling to secure property insurance in locations facing high wildfire risk. Delos is a surplus lines ... Read the full article

Tech-enabled litigation instigation, a new practice destabilising US insurance markets: Demotech

19th November 2025

Systemic, tech-driven lawsuit practices are destabilising insurance markets in the United States, recent research by rating agency and financial analyst Demotech has revealed. Vulnerable property owners hit by natural disasters are facing a "second wave" of distress, not just from the storms, but from a “predatory, covert business model” known as ... Read the full article

AM Best adjusts US excess and surplus lines segment outlook to stable

18th November 2025

Credit rating agency AM Best has updated its outlook for the US excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance market from positive to stable, reflecting slower premium growth and the beginning of rate softening. The agency reported that rate increases are easing in certain classes and that uncertainties in loss costs, including ... Read the full article

SageSure to underwrite policies issued by Trium Syndicate 1322 after receipt of Lloyd’s Coverholder and DCA status

18th November 2025

Large, US catastrophe-exposed focused managing general underwriter (MGU), SageSure, is now an official Coverholder and Delegated Claims Administrator (DCA) at Lloyd’s after approval from the marketplace, enabling the firm to underwrite policies issued by Trium Syndicate 1322. The partnership with Trium Syndicate 1322 at Lloyd’s, rated “A+” (Superior) by global ratings ... Read the full article

American Integrity continues policy assumption from Florida’s Citizens

17th November 2025

As part of the strategic participation in the Citizens take-out program, Tampa-based property and casualty insurance holding company, American Integrity Insurance Group, has assumed 7,087 policies from Florida’s insurer of last resort. This adds approximately $25.8 million of annualised written premium at an average premium of $3,640 to the firm’s overall ... Read the full article

FutureProof Technologies to enhance wildfire coverage with Terrafuse AI acquisition

11th November 2025

FutureProof Technologies, a venture-backed insurtech startup, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Terrafuse AI, a provider of wildfire risk analytics. The acquisition combines FutureProof’s AI-powered underwriting and pricing platform with Terrafuse’s patented wildfire prediction technology, creating a comprehensive platform to deliver next-generation insurance coverage in wildfire-affected states. Following the devastating ... Read the full article

WWF urges global leaders at COP30 to integrate climate and nature into financial resilience strategies

10th November 2025

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an independent conservation organisation, is calling on policymakers and financial regulators gathering at COP30 to place climate and nature action at the centre of financial resilience strategies. In a new policy brief focused on advanced economies, WWF warns that escalating climate impacts and the ... Read the full article

Slide reports record numbers in Q3’25 with 48.5% CoR and $111m net income

6th November 2025

Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc, has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting a significant net income increase, to $111 million, gross premiums written growth of 33.8%, and record low combined ratio of 48.5%. This year’s Q3 net income more than sextupled from the $17.6 million reported in ... Read the full article

Allstate’s total revenues reach $17.3bn in Q3’25 amid lower cat losses

6th November 2025

Allstate Corporation reported total revenues of $17.3 billion in Q3 2025, up $628 million, or 3.8%, from the same quarter in 2024. Net income applicable to common shareholders reached $3.7 billion in Q3 2025, compared with $1.2 billion in Q3 2024, reflecting strong operating performance across the enterprise. Catastrophe losses also declined ... Read the full article

Selective adds Julie Parsons as Independent Director

4th November 2025

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. has appointed Julie Parsons to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director, effective November 3rd, 2025. With this addition, Selective’s Board is now composed of 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent. Parsons is an industry veteran with extensive experience in product development, digital transformation, and customer ... Read the full article