USA Focus

  • ESG is sexy, but not easy, says Lincoln Financial's sustainability initiatives head

    13 May 2024

    Insurer highlights challenges of meeting climate data reporting points

  • Trump win would be disastrous for US climate disclosure

    13 May 2024

    Insights from Environmental Finance climate risk conference in New York

  • APCIA backs California governor's plan to speed up insurance rate filings

    13 May 2024
  • InnSure launches $5m insurance prize in US to drive net-zero innovation

    10 May 2024
  • Baltimore bridge loss estimate range "significantly higher" than the norm, says Munich Re

    08 May 2024

    The German reinsurer's man-made losses in Q1 grew from €165m to €418m year on year

  • Climate change justifies higher insurance pricing, says Evan Greenberg

    08 May 2024

    Chubb CEO says higher rates will change behaviour

  • AI model risk presents insurance quantification challenges, says Munich Re

    08 May 2024

    Company will not insure AI models used in asset management

  • Prudential Financial has "learned lessons" after shutting insurtech acquisition Assurance IQ

    02 May 2024

    Confident of expanding Bermudian reinsurer Prismic despite regulatory change

  • Rising social inflation to drive higher losses for US re/insurers

    02 May 2024

    Moody's warned that casualty lines are particularly vulnerable to loss cost inflation

  • US National Science Foundation and FIO to fund terrorism and cyber cat modelling research

    29 April 2024

    The parties are seeking research proposals designed to improve modelling of these perils

  • Allstate plans to return to California

    26 April 2024

    But only when reforms are implemented and if the rates are right

  • AI should be left to run its course for now, says US senior advisor

    25 April 2024

    Innovation presents a quantum leap opportunity, despite the risks

  • "Resilient" ICS will pass despite obstacles

    25 April 2024

    But IAIS will have to satisfy US demands to get Insurance Capital Standard done, say ex-regulators

  • Personal lines to drive improved US P&C market profitability this year

    23 April 2024

    But Swiss Re's economists have said commercial lines face uncertainty

  • Kathleen Birrane to step down as Maryland insurance commissioner in June

    19 April 2024