Protection Costs at Historic Lows; Sustainability Remains Uncertain
The cost of protection is near the cheapest levels in history. *Is it sustainable? / What happens next? https://t.co/VvU44Ihozn
Government Indecision on Flood Re Threatens Housing Market
The UK government must provide clarity on the future of Flood Re or risk seeing its failure to do so feed through to the country’s housing market https://t.co/6uv8oR4cIJ
AI Is Transforming Insurance Underwriting, Report Finds
AI in insurance: how technolgy is reshaping the underwriting function ? → https://t.co/7DZRLbwbfx This is what Bain & Capital explored in a recent report. https://t.co/pNbaShixNn
Berkshire Hathaway Expands Risk Analysis with AI
Berkshire Hathaway’s Greg Abel and Ajit Jain on how AI is being used in its insurance business. “[Our] traditional underwriters-might look at the 5 largest risks-using [AI], we might look at the top 15 risks and have a strong view on...
SCOTUS Ruling Triggers 9x Insurance Surge for Brokers
TD after SCOTUS: "Well-capitalized, high-compliance asset players gain most. Large, compliant brokers could benefit as smaller non-compliant brokers exit." Predicts a massive squeeze on insurance for brokers, and believes brokers will pay similar rates to asset-carriers in the future. "Brokers receive...
Insurers Push Rural Patients Into Unsafe Off‑Site Chemo
A private insurer just decided that a cancer patient could not have her chemotherapy in the cancer center. She walked away from treatment entirely. This is the rollout most clinicians have not noticed yet, and it is starting in rural...
XRP Margin Loans Offer 7-Day Calls, Better Protection
DWP currently offers 50 to 60 percent LTV against XRP. On a $12 million position that is $6 million borrowed. If price drops to the margin call threshold you get seven days to respond, not an instant liquidation like DeFi...
Jio Financial Invests ₹4.95 Cr for 50% Stake in JAGIL
Jio Financial Services Limited incorporated Jio Allianz General Insurance Limited (JAGIL) in partnership with Allianz Europe B.V. on May 12, 2026, following a joint venture agreement disclosed on April 22, 2026. The company will invest ₹4.95 crores for a 50%...
Homeowners Blame Insurers, Not Weather, for Rising Premiums
A new Pew Research Center survey found that 71% of U.S. homeowners say their insurance costs have risen in recent years, and most place the blame on insurers' profit motives and the cost of repairing and rebuilding their homes, not...
Markel Canada Leverages AI Pricing, Dip‑Buy Opportunity
Macro: Insurers adopt AI—Markel Canada partners with hyperexponential to modernize pricing. Key factors: current ratio 3.22 funds capex; risk: MKL Q1 EPS/rev miss. Trade: monitor MKL for a disciplined dip-buy. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
AST's $30M Insurance Can't Cover $155M Loss
So if the satellite was only insured for $30M, how does AST claim on Apr 19 that "The cost of the satellite is expected to be recovered under the company’s insurance policy" but then disclose in the 10-Q that "The...
Report Exposes Alleged Insurance Scam by Budget Direct
an extremely well structured report by Sam Evans @theevking AKA The Electric Viking, on what is a massive scam (alegedly) being run by insurance companies like @BudgetDirect who appear very happy to take your money, but refuse to make valid...
Speed, Not Data Volume, Wins in Insurance Analytics
The insurance industry learned this the hard way. You do not win on data volume. You win on decision velocity. Verisk rebuilt their analytics stack around one goal: how fast does intelligence reach the person who needs it? That is the real benchmark...
Providers Gain Upper Hand in No‑Surprises Arbitration Rule Talks
In the race to meet with regulators shaping forthcoming No Surprises Act arbitration rules, providers are winning https://t.co/QnV7scejZ2 via @statnews
Super‑heating Event Threatens Climate Risk Pricing for Insurers
The possibility of a super planet-heating event, which would make extreme weather impacts more likely, is challenging underwriters pricing climate risks. https://t.co/Ypdjlpl1jf