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  • US insurer climate data collection should avoid duplication, FIO told

    08 November 2023

    APCIA said state regulators have already been collecting climate date for years

  • The race to respond to social inflation

    03 November 2023

    Insurers have a huge task ahead in addressing the factors behind social inflation, including society's distrust of big corporates, social media amplification and litigation methods. But others argue it's a manufactured crisis. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • US insurers expect heavy burden from California's new climate bills

    12 October 2023

    Scope 3 reporting requirement presents significant challenges for industry, critics say

  • Ricardo Lara instigates biggest insurance reform since Proposition 103 to fix California's crisis

    22 September 2023

    Watchdog group says plan will lead to soaring rates as seen in Florida

  • Who's to blame for the US insurance crisis?

    01 September 2023

    Is the growing US property insurance crisis caused by greedy insurers or sleepy regulators? Sarfraz Thind speaks to industry and consumer groups to get their perspectives

  • Storms like Hilary not main worry for California insurers, wildfires are, APCIA says

    25 August 2023

    California regulator is researching continued impact of climate change

  • US auto inflation continues to bite

    24 July 2023

    Auto claims have risen faster than underlying inflation rate, APCIA finds

  • California's antiquated insurance market needs reform, says APCIA

    23 June 2023

    The association said the state's insurers cannot operate without freedom to manage own risk exposures

  • Climate alliances crumbled by anti-woke politics

    01 May 2023

    The unravelling of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance owes a lot to right-wing US politics, where ESG and climate action is seen as a threat to business, as Sarfraz Thind discovers

  • More insurance bodies round on FIO's climate data call

    22 December 2022

    Other campaigners demand Federal Insurance Office focuses on low-income communities