As a group, the top 50 global property/casualty insurers grew premiums by 8.3% in 2024, but four of them, individually, grew by more than 20%, including Progressive which vaulted into the top five. S&P Global Market Intelligence published its list …
Progressive Now 4th Largest Global Insurer; RenRe Fastest Growing in ’24 Read More »
Italy’s biggest insurer Generali and French banking group BPCE are likely to abandon plans to merge their asset management businesses by letting a year-end deadline lapse without a binding agreement, three sources said. The sources, briefed on the process, spoke …
Generali, Natixis Owner Likely to Drop Asset Management Deal, Sources Say Read More »
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favor of Norway’s government in a climate lawsuit brought by young activists who claimed the country’s policy of Arctic oil exploration had put their future at risk. Norway is western …
Europe’s Top Rights Court Rejects Climate Challenge Against Norway’s Oil Read More »
A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Mondelez International of deceiving consumers into overpaying for Clif bars that were labeled “climate neutral certified.” U.S. District Judge Manish Shah in Chicago found nothing wrong with labels for Clif …
Mondelez Defeats Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Neutral’ Clif Bar Claim Read More »
Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western US states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the US judicial system. Public defenders, who represent clients unable to pay for their own lawyers …
‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps Read More »
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued a €300 million (¥53 billion) bond Tuesday to boost flood defenses and other climate-related countermeasures. The money will be used to upgrade coastal protection facilities for the Port of Tokyo, develop sediment prevention facilities and …
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey cited the results of a survey on safety of all 272 assisted living residences (ALRs) in the state in announcing actions to enhance the safety of ALR residents across the state. In July, following the tragic …
Massachusetts Survey Identifies Safety Issues for Assisted Living Residences Read More »
Most people don’t buy insurance the first time they land on your website. They research, ask friends and compare coverage before making a decision. That’s exactly when your insurance agency needs to show up with real answers and helpful insights. …
How to Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Insurance Agency Read More »
California Commissioner Ricardo Lara is proposing a regulation aimed at mitigating rising insurance costs and safeguarding the state’s insurance market from catastrophic risks and technological threats. Lara’s Long-Term Solvency Regulation is aimed at providing the California Department of Insurance enhanced …
Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a potential full payout scenario, meaning the entire value of the bond will likely go toward covering the cost of Hurricane Melissa.That’s according to Florian Steiger, chief executive of Icosa Investments AG, a …
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