Americas
See below for coverage of the US and other growing markets in the Americas
North Carolina’s litigation funding ban makes state tort reform ‘gold standard’
State has become ‘aspirational hope’ for those that want civil justice reform, says Starling
Broker stocks bounce back as US-Iran strikes restart
WTW climbs 6.4% as broking and other re/insurance stocks outperform
AI is improving underwriting, survey finds
The technology has improved pricing and enabled more in-depth interactions with brokers, underwriters say
Colorado State University downgrades hurricane forecast
Forecaster now expects only four hurricanes and one major hurricane in 2026
Insurance M&A slows down amid volatility
Insurance M&A deal value tumbles 40% amid decline in mega-transactions, according to EY analysis
More US states to consider litigation financing bans in 2027
North Carolina became first state to bar third-party litigation financing last month
Venezuela quake economic losses to top $10bn: Verisk
Insured losses remain uncertain due to low insurance penetration, inflation and sanctions-related market complexity
Beazley and Hiscox lead top-performing stocks at half-year point
Insurance and reinsurance shares have largely underperformed this year — but there have been some standout stocks
Antares backs affirmative cyber war wording
Wording, developed in conjunction with Canopius, provides cover for operators of US critical infrastructure against hostile state and state-backed cyber action
Fidelis Partnership inks inaugural cat bond for syndicate 3123
$75m Woody Re issuance provides three-year reinsurance protection against a range of perils in North America
Fidelis launches casualty reinsurance MGA
Adroit Underwriting will focus on US casualty reinsurance for small and medium-sized enterprise risks
Compre appoints Taylor as managing director of underwriting
Taylor will be responsible for leading the group’s retrospective reinsurance activities
Tackling the World Cup cyber threat
For an event spanning three countries, the supply chain presents the greatest cyber vulnerability, a legal expert warns
California insurance commissioner front-runner outlines universal insurance plan
Jane Kim prefers non-profit model that invests in resilience to solve ‘systematic failure’ state’s insurance market
Property cat price softening accelerates at mid-year: Guy Carpenter
Broker’s global property catastrophe rate on line index fell to -16% at mid-year from -12% at January
Venezuela quake economic loss could be in the billions
Insured losses expected to be considerably lower given significant protection gap, brokers report
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