Insurance moves: AXA XL, BCBSM, Liberty Mutual, W.R. Berkley and Brown & Riding

This momentum has elevated standout firms such as Monarch E&S, Wholesure, and Gorst & Compass, each earning 5-Star status for their performance across 10 criteria including product range, tech innovation, and ability to place niche risks. Monarch E&S president Yiana Stavrakis emphasized the firm’s commitment to tailoring solutions for mid-market clients and exploring niche programs—most notably, a custom personal umbrella…

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Intact Financial Corp. reported an estimated C$244 million (US$173.2 million) in net, pretax catastrophe losses for the first quarter of the year, driven by a series of weather-related events across Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States. Source link

Under the bill, joint and several liability rules would be modified so that businesses are required to pay economic damages in proportion to their share of fault in an incident. However, if a business is found to be more than 50% at fault, it would remain responsible for the full economic damages. Noneconomic and punitive…

Notably, before the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officially took off, a coalition of nine state insurance commissioners from Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia issued a joint letter to the agency urging the elimination of the FIO. Source link

Despite a surge in extreme weather events, only 20% of executives rank climate-related catastrophic risk as a top concern. At the same time, 72% report adopting new risk management procedures in response to severe weather, signalling a reactive rather than proactive approach to climate adaptation. Insurers warn that without stronger risk mitigation strategies, businesses could…