Hartford executive joins Bermuda-based re/insurer in newly-created role 

Bill would allow courts to question litigation fund-backed class action plaintiffs

Acquisition seeks to strengthen global broker's US middle-market capabilities

Australia’s AUB Group agrees to acquire 95.5% shareholding in Prestige Insurance for £219m

Where should insurers focus now to prepare for whatever the future may hold?

Losses in professional indemnity, accident and health and cyber lines deemed to be ‘credible’ real-world risks, LMA study finds

Chubb-led facility will target growing US construction industry

Insurers will need to consider how underwriting and risk appetite should adapt to a regulatory environment in which historic assumptions can no longer be relied on

Swiss re/insurer forecasts Indian insurance premium annual growth will accelerate to 6.9% in next five years

A combination of litigation funding, social inflation and increasingly assertive jury verdicts mean US casualty insurance sector players have to contend with a risk landscape that does not exist in other markets

There has been an uptick in UK class actions in recent years, driven by an increased public awareness of rights and lower barriers to entry via third-party litigation funding, as well as the judiciary showing more openness to collective redress models

UK regulator sets out 2026 priorities with caution about soft market and ‘overly optimistic’ models