1+ week, 5+ day ago   (762+ words) The global insurance industry did not get a quiet year in 2025. It got a year without a US landfalling hurricane that still produced more than US$100 billion in insured losses, for the sixth consecutive year. The average annual loss (AAL)…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) The analysis, published as part of the ICA's annual Insurance Catastrophe Resilience Report, draws on Cotality's Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI). It shows building costs rose around 30% in the five years to March 2026, against consumer price index growth of about 24% over…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (321+ words) Brokers placing thatched homes, static caravans, park homes, and beach huts have faced a shrinking pool of willing underwriters for several years. A new three-year capacity deal announced this week gives specialist managing general agent (MGA) Pen Underwriting the backing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (202+ words) Hurricane Lala triggered a $200,000 payment on a policy built to protect a natural asset rather than a building. For an industry still selling the promise of parametric coverage, it's a rare real-world proof point. When Hurricane Lala hit the Big…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (472+ words) Insurance Business Five heatwaves, flash floods, and a 3.9% rise in rebuild costs - the case for reviewing sums insured Seven in 10 flood claims are now surface water events. Rebuild costs rose 3.9% to July 2026. A sum insured set two years ago may…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (807+ words) New Zealand's firefighters have long pointed to their union-run income protection scheme as one of the more generous group covers in the country. That scheme is now being repriced after claims outpaced premiums, and the changes taking effect on September…...