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California Launches Market Conduct Examination into State Farms Wildfire Claims Handling | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

June 12, 2025 In a move aimed at policyholder protection amid California’s wildfires, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has initiated a,.. Read More

Mercury seeks $100m California fire reinsurance with Luca Re catastrophe bond

Mercury General Corporation, the California headquartered insurer, has entered the 144A catastrophe bond market for the first time, seeking $100,.. Read More

ILS Is fundamental to market evolution and growth: McKeown, Vantage Risk

In a rapidly evolving re/insurance landscape, Vantage Risk is positioning itself at the forefront of innovation and adaptability, particularly in,.. Read More

PERILS lowers Cyclone Alfred loss estimate 12% to AU $2.25bn

Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has lowered its estimated insured losses from Cyclone Alfred to AU $2.250 billion, , six weeks,.. Read More

HSCMs Rachel Bardon appointed Chief Underwriting Officer, Compre

Hudson Structured Capital Management’s (HSCM) Rachel Bardon has been appointed to the newly-created role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at,.. Read More

Increased reinsurance purchasing anticipated in working layers of towers: Jefferies

With property catastrophe reinsurance pricing having now softened from its recent hard market highs, there is an expectation that ceding,.. Read More

Ledger Investing appoints John Kulik as Senior Reinsurance Actuary

Ledger Investing, the insurance technology (insurtech) and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused company, has announced the appointment of John Kulik as,.. Read More

Resiliency-focused cat bonds could unlock billions for disaster risk reduction: UNDRR

Embedding disaster resiliency terms into catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) products could potentially unlock billions of dollars in,.. Read More

PCS hires White to lead commercial strategy, names Gregory head of research & operations

Property Claim Services (PCS), the unit of Verisk that is a provider of industry loss estimates and loss data to,.. Read More

ILS appetite grows for EU aggregate cat cover as cedants seek earnings protection: Gallagher Res Dowlen

European insurers are increasingly revisiting aggregate catastrophe cover to protect against high-frequency events, with alternative capital providers showing greater interest,.. Read More

Protective Safeguard Endorsements Are Dangerous to Coverage | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog

June 11, 2025 Protective Safeguards Endorsements (PSEs) are a never-ending source for denials of property insurance claims. I quoted an,.. Read More

AmTrust raises Solis Re cat bond target, now up to $150m as spread guidance falls

Global P&C insurer AmTrust Financial Services has now raised the target size of its new catastrophe bond issuance, with,.. Read More