April 8, 2025
Identifying the needs and pain points of customers and then developing solutions to better service them and other company partners—those are the most important promises that artificial intelligence and new technologies hold for those overseeing an ongoing transformation at Westfield. …
March 28, 2025
State Farm has reported paying out $2.5 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires in January, more than double what the carrier reported paying out weeks earlier. “As of March 28, we’ve received more than 12,300 total claims related to the …
March 28, 2025
It’s the economy stupid, and it seems that a lot of executives are using their brain power on their current worries rather than on the climate concerns of tomorrow—despite those concerns materializing in the here and now. Executives are focused …
March 14, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara provisionally approved State Farm’s request for a 22% interim homeowners insurance rate hike, the California Department of Insurance announced on Friday. The approval depends on whether the company can justify the rate increase with data …
March 4, 2025
Insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Woodruff Sawyer for $1.2 billion. Andy Barrengos, chairman and CEO of San Francisco-based Woodruff Sawyer, will operate under the direction of Peter Doyle, head of Gallagher’s …
February 28, 2025
A working paper from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the distribution of changes in gross domestic product in the year 2100 resulting from changes in temperature. And it could be bad, really bad—or hopefully not so bad, if …
February 11, 2025
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a California FAIR Plan request for a $1 billion assessment on admitted market insurers to cover claims from the Los Angeles wildfires. The FAIR Plan reported it has paid more than $914 million to …
February 7, 2025
Climate risks, disruptive technology and geopolitical instability are what worry risk managers most, according to a joint survey from the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries. The 18th Annual Emerging Risk Survey is an online questionnaire prompting risk …
February 5, 2025
USAA has paid out more than $1 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires, making it the third insurer to report $1 billion or more in payouts for the destructive blazes that burned thousands of properties. The company, which is among …
January 30, 2025
Preliminary data show insurance companies have paid out more than $4 billion for losses from the biggest two of the Los Angeles-area wildfires that swept through the region and destroyed tens of thousands of homes earlier this month. The picture …