U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was desperate to make a deal to end nearly four weeks of fighting, contradicting the Iranian foreign minister who said his country was reviewing a U.S. proposal but had no intention of holding talks …
Iran Is Reviewing US Ceasefire Plan but Denies Talks; Trump Says Tehran Wants Deal Read More »
It’s not how the program was supposed to work. But thanks to a legal anachronism, Britain’s state-backed plan intended to help those most exposed to flooding has ended up favoring the country’s richest property owners. Economists at the Bank of …
Rich Britons Reap Biggest Benefits From UK State Flood Program Read More »
Most insurance agencies know when their technology is holding them back. Manual processes creep in. Reporting becomes unreliable. Teams start relying on workarounds just to get through the day. Eventually the conversation turns to the same question: Is it time …
What Insurance Agencies Should Know Before Migrating to a New Agency Management System Read More »
And 5 tech priorities for carriers looking to tighten marginal spend As direct-to-consumer insurance products such as embedded and app-driven signups increase, the insurance industry faces a great debate over who owns a customer relationship. Let’s look at current industry …
Who Owns the Customer? Carrier-Agency-Producer-Client Relationships in 2026 Read More »
The Iranian parliament is working on a draft bill that would impose a fee on vessels seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Fars, citing an unnamed lawmaker, said the plan would …
Iran Is Drafting Law to Introduce Tolls for Hormuz Transit Read More »
While insurance broker valuations remained resilient in 2025, essentially staying near all‑time highs, the elephant in the room—Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO)—has received little attention. From a valuation perspective, what happened with Brown & Brown? After the brokerage’s value surged …
Viewpoint: Insurance Broker Valuations – The Elephant in the Room Read More »
Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association released preliminary 2025 underwriting results for the property/casualty industry, with a $40 billion increase over the prior year. For private U.S. P/C insurers, the underwriting gain for 2025 was $63 million compared …
P/C Underwriting Income Up $40B in 2025, Says Verisk and APCIA Read More »
Domestic gas supply in several European cities contains high levels of benzene, an odorless substance that can cause cancer, according to research released on Wednesday. Gas samples taken in UK homes contained 37 times more benzene than North American gas, …
High Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene in European Cooking Gas, Study Finds Read More »
Just over three years ago, Florida lawmakers effectively ended one-way attorney fees, disincentivizing much of the costly property insurance claims litigation that had plagued the industry. Last week, a Florida appeals court issued what it called a “sea change” and …
After 62 Years, Florida Appeals Court Drops the Expert Witness Rule on Attorney Fees Read More »
Investigators are probing the potential causes of Sunday’s collision between an Air Canada Express plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The two pilots were killed. Air Canada said 39 of the 76 passengers and crew …
EXPLAINER-Can US Government Be Held Liable for LaGuardia Airport Collision? Read More »
