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Catastrophe losses
Winter Storm Fern could be billion-dollar loss event: BMS’s Siffert
The storm is expected to bring freezing rain and heavy snow across a wide swath of the US.
Adam Kovac
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January 20, 2026
Loss costs
Loss Costs Lens: Inflation will continue to hurt insurers in 2026
Casualty and auto loss costs continue to rise due to inflation as we head into 2026.
Henry Meiners
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January 15, 2026
Commercial Auto
Strategic cargo theft: The latest emerging risk in transportation
Modernized tactics springing from stolen online identities have surged post pandemic and are ramping up losses.
Kyoung-son Song
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January 12, 2026
MGAs/MGUs
eMaxx launches reciprocal to bolster captive-based alternative risk platform
eMaxx Reciprocal Insurance Exchange will write commercial P&C as an insurer and reinsurer.
Sanvi Bangalore
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January 10, 2026
Commercial Auto
Nirvana raises $100mn Series D at $1.5bn valuation
Valor Equity led the raise, which included Lightspeed and General Catalyst.
Sanvi Bangalore
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December 18, 2025
Regulation
Lawmakers must overcome ‘fatigue’ to enact legal reforms: Louisiana's Temple
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple outlined key priorities for 2026 in an interview with Insurance Insider US.
Clark Mindock
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December 17, 2025
Legal
Defendants in Uber’s Rico case move for dismissal of suit
Attorneys and doctors targeted by the case claim Uber has no standing to bring a Rico suit.
Kyoung-son Song
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December 15, 2025
Talent
Canal Insurance confirms ISC’s Grimm as new CUO
He served as SVP of transportation at ISC since mid-2024.
Kyoung-son Song
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December 15, 2025
Rates
US commercial insurance rates increase by 3.8% for second quarter in a row: WTW
Several lines had price decreases, while growth in most sectors slowed from previous quarters.
Adam Kovac
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December 15, 2025
Commercial Auto
Canal Insurance to hire ISC’s Grimm as CUO
The trucking carrier has been building out its executive team this year.
Kyoung-son Song
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December 12, 2025
MGAs/MGUs
Ellers abruptly replaces DeWolf as QEO CEO
The change was made on December 2 and was effective immediately.
Thorsten Schier
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December 11, 2025
Fronting in depth
Fronting Part III: Will history repeat itself?
Highly concentrated, overly leveraged fronts could repeat the Unicover-Reliance story.
Amit Kumar
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December 08, 2025
Rates
Commercial rates up for Q3, but increases slowing for most lines: Ivans
Only GL and workers’ comp had renewal rate increases compared to Q2.
Sanvi Bangalore
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December 04, 2025
Commercial Lines
Market hardens in non-owned auto and contingent auto liability
The subsegment is the latest commercial auto sector to feel the heat of litigation losses.
Kyoung-son Song
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November 26, 2025
Research
Best P&C industry results for nine months mask divergent trends
Loss ratios in troubled casualty lines ticked down year-over-year despite worsening loss costs.
Amit Kumar
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November 25, 2025
Research
Commercial auto strikes back
Kemper and Selective’s woes stem partly from own issues, but industry-level issues persist.
Amit Kumar
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November 14, 2025
Rates
Most commercial lines renewal rates up YoY in October: Ivans
Workers’ compensation was the only line that saw a YoY decrease.
Olivia Royle
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November 12, 2025
Earnings
Kemper books $51mn pre-tax reserve charge in specialty auto on BI and defense costs: CFO
The reserve strengthening stemmed from bodily injury and defense costs for accident years 2023 and prior.
Kyoung-son Song
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November 05, 2025
Broker recap
Brokers Q3: The long war for growth ensues
Success in the soft market will be had when careful preparation meets opportunity.
Noah Marchese
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November 04, 2025
Research
Specialty in Q3: We have entered the transitional phase
Normalized growth and peak multiples confirm we are headed towards a Darwinian race.
Amit Kumar
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October 27, 2025
Rates
Premium renewal rates for Q3 mostly up YoY, but down from Q2: Ivans
Workers’ comp rates dropped again, but the decline slowed from last quarter.
Adam Kovac
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October 24, 2025
Risk losses
Progressive and Liberty Mutual beat out Selective in NJ commercial auto market
Selective’s CEO earlier attributed Q3 adverse development to the NJ market.
Kyoung-son Song
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October 23, 2025
Casualty/GL
Selective’s Q3 reserve charge driven by AY 2024 auto losses in New Jersey
By line of business, $35mn of the charge relates to commercial auto and $5mn to personal auto.
Kyoung-son Song
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October 23, 2025
Casualty/GL
Swiss Re withdraws from casualty facilities business in facultative book
The decision impacts 5% of the reinsurer’s North America P&C facultative premiums.
Kyoung-son Song
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October 15, 2025
Talent
Kemper CEO stepping down, as search for replacement begins
Joseph Lacher will step down as president and CEO and resign from the board.
Adam Kovac
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October 15, 2025
Fronting in depth
Fronting Part II: Writing a lot of business doesn’t make it good business
Fronting doesn’t look any better when it’s broken down by segment.
Amit Kumar
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October 14, 2025
Catastrophe losses
Estimated losses from Canadian ice storm jump to C$490mn
The jump in the latest estimate could be due to damage to seasonal properties only being recently discovered.
Adam Kovac
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September 30, 2025
Interest rates may go down, but inflation rates continue to go up
While the Fed is more concerned with jobs, other macroeconomic concerns trouble the industry.
Henry Meiners
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September 16, 2025
Fronting in depth
Fronting Part I: Loss ratios show massive underperformance
Reinsurers will not back business indefinitely where loss ratios continue to exceed the industry by a wide margin.
Amit Kumar
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September 15, 2025
Research
H1 commercial lines data shows industry grappling with social inflation
Persistent social inflation challenges evident across key long-tail lines at half-year mark.
Amit Kumar
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September 09, 2025
Research
H1 stat reserves: A strong headline isn’t everything
High H1 reserve releases of $7.4bn were driven by the largest of carriers.
Amit Kumar
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September 03, 2025
Stat data
Q2 stat data shows trouble in key commercial lines
The other liability loss ratio continued to rise as workers’ comp and commercial auto reversed course.
Amit Kumar
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August 27, 2025
Loss costs
July CPI/PPI: Inflation data continues to be negative for P&C loss costs
Despite mild headline CPI, some insurance-related items are heading in a worrying direction.
Henry Meiners
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August 15, 2025
Commercial Lines
Umbrella, GL rate changes accelerate in July while commercial auto slows: Ivans
Commercial auto saw the largest rate change, which was down about a half point by the end of July to 7.96%.
Sanvi Bangalore
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August 14, 2025
Talent
Lockton promotes new leadership across key industry verticals
Appointments include leadership in transportation, energy, marine and others.
Olivia Royle
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August 11, 2025
Earnings
Excess and umbrella rates falling short of loss trends: Liberty Mutual
Auto, umbrella and excess lines recorded mid-double-digit rate increases in Q2.
Kyoung-son Song
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August 07, 2025
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