Global insurance trends

WTW Takes a Look at The Specialty Sector in New Survey

The latest survey findings from WTW for you;  Specialty insurance market rates declined in 2025 and for 1 January 2026 renewals, with the pace of change exceeding expectations in the published forecasts by both brokers […]

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Smartphone Fraud Can Cost Consumers Up to 25K, Says SquareTrade

Some research here from SquareTrade on smartphone fraud; One in ten Europeans have experienced financial losses through smartphone theft or fraud, with some losing up to €25,000, according to new research from device protection provider […]

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Solar: Renew Risk Launches US SCS Model

The latest news from Renew Risk for you; Renew Risk, the leading provider of risk analytics for renewable energy assets, has launched its US SCS Model; the first catastrophe model purpose-built specifically to model severe convective storms for solar farms in the United […]

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Qualys Teams Up With Converge on Cyber Security

The word from Qualys on their latest partnership; Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a leading provider of cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, together with Converge, pioneers in advanced cyber risk management and underwriting, today announced a joint offering that […]

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Willis Teams Up With Cornell Uni and Atkinson Center

The latest strategic partnership news from Willis, as they look into various causes of Cat/weather events globally; Willis, a WTW business (NASDAQ: WTW), today announced a new scientific partnership with researchers at Cornell University and […]

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US Market: Stand World Model Makes its Debut

The latest new product launch from Stand; Stand, which insures and physically hardens catastrophe-exposed homes, today announced the Stand World Model, the first physics-native frontier model for the built environment. The model simulates how fire, […]

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California Dept of Insurance Takes Legal Action Against State Farm

IE comment; There are serious accusations in the press release below from California Dept of Insurance. Issues may well be settled by lengthy court action, and things could go either way. The bigger downside for […]

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ZestyAI Signs Up NRDC in The USA

The latest client win news from ZestyAI; ZestyAI, the Risk and Decision Intelligence Platform for the insurance industry, has announced that NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), one of the leading environmental advocacy organizations in the […]