Property/Casualty Insurance

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One software leader keeps hiring even as it loses investor favor
TheStreet

The insurance software firm beat expectations, then watched its stock drop in one session. more…

Is Allstate Corporation Stock Outperforming the S&P 500?
Barchart.com

Allstate Corporation has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects. more…

Flattened Premiums Undermine Arch Capital Group Ltd.’s (ACGL) Consistent Gains
Yahoo Entertainment

Baron Capital’s Baron Generational Growth Fund® declined 2.51% for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, trailing the Russell 2000 Growth Index (25.71%) and Russe... more…

Higher Rates Are a Gift to These 3 Insurance Dividend Stocks
24/7 Wall St.

Insurance companies collect your premiums today and settle your claims years from now, and that gap is quietly becoming a profit engine as rates stay elevate... more…

AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Group
Insurance Journal

AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a” (Excellent) of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company and Western Agricultural Insur… more…

Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop Prompted by 9/11 Still Waits for Reauthorization
Insurance Journal

Prior to September 2001, terrorism was covered by a standard commercial insurance policy. Either as a direct mention in the policy wording or by its omission, it was covered. But the attacks on 9/11 changed everything. Today, an insurance industry … more…

Appeals Court Throws a Wrench into Part of Georgia’s 2025 Tort-Reform Law
Insurance Journal

When Georgia’s tort-reform law was approved in 2025 property/casualty insurance interests hailed it as a long-awaited measure that would help stem lawsuit abuse and excessive jury awards in the state. But in the first appellate court test of the law, … more…

Register: AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16
Insurance Journal

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leade… more…

Viewpoint: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
Claims Journal

For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned as the nation’s bellwether for the liability trends, regulatory frameworks and legal doctri… more…

25 Years Later: IJ’s Past and Continued Coverage of the Insurance Impact of 9/11
Insurance Journal

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 shocked the nation and left nearly 3,000 dead. In today’s dollars, 9/11 caused $60 billion in insured losses. In the aftermath, the industry responded with state-filed requests to exclude terrorism coverage, which h… more…

The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
Insurance Journal

Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs’ lawyers he faced off against in a recent brain-injury lawsuit. He said within an hour of seeing the list of potential jurors in the jury pool, … more…

US-China Strategic AI Dialogue (SAID) Proposal
Sinocism.com

A structured U.S.-PRC government dialogue on strategic artificial intelligence risk reduction - The US and China should be talking about AI safety and governance, and while I am skeptical this can happen given the politics I thought it is still constructive t… more…

ICW Group Honors 25th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Through Day of Service
PRNewswire

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, ICW Group Insurance Companies joined thousands of volunteers throughout the country to pack an estimated 20 million meals for people facing food insecurity. Organized by n… more…

AXA XL appoints new head of private equity client relations in the Americas
PRNewswire

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL has named Rana Gillmon as Head of Private Equity Client Relations, Americas, a newly created role dedicated to supporting and advancing the risk management needs of private equity clients. According to Matt O'Mal… more…

Jencap Continues Strategic Expansion with Acquisition of Concorde General Agency
PRNewswire

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jencap Group LLC (Jencap), one of the largest wholesalers in the U.S., announced today that it has acquired Concorde General Agency (Concorde), a regional wholesaler specializing in personal lines, commercial lines, and… more…

Adyen Joins Guidewire Marketplace as an Approved Global Payment Partner for Insurers
PRNewswire

New integration delivers Adyen's single, end-to-end banking infrastructure to Guidewire customers to streamline global insurance payments NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Adyen, the financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, today… more…

Duck Creek Wins Third Consecutive XCelent Award in Celent's Claims Systems Vendors Report
PRNewswire

Company earns two XCelent Awards for advanced technology and breadth of functionality, in addition to earning the highest-level rating from Celent's 2026 Report BOSTON, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Duck Creek, the intelligent core of insurance, has earned se… more…

Affordable Housing Demand Is Rising and Factory Supply Is Following
PRNewswire

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary - The affordability squeeze in American housing has done something the factory-built sector spent decades waiting for: it has produced buyers. Cavco Industries reported selling 20,842 fac… more…

China to inject up to $54 billion into insurers and banks: What it means
BusinessLine

China’s state-owned insurers will receive fresh capital as falling bond yields, tougher solvency rules and stock-investment pressure weigh on capital levels. more…

Property & Casualty Insurance Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking Trupanion (NASDAQ:TRUP)
Biztoc.com

Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q2 behind us, let's have a look at Trupanion (NASDAQ:TRUP) and its peers. Property & Casualty (P&C) insurers protect individuals and businesses against financial loss… more…

Insurity Announces Ratio Content and Rating Engine to Connect Bureau Content to Production-Ready Policy Logic and Accelerate Commercial Rating
Financial Post

Built on 35+ years of admitted and non-admitted commercial lines insurance expertise, Ratio Content and Rating Engine helps P&C carriers implement changes up to 4 times faster and rate even their largest, most complex policies in seconds HARTFORD, Conn. — Ins… more…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Jennifer Smith Customer and Broker Engagement Leader for the Southeast Region of the United States
Financial Post

BOSTON & ATLANTA — Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that Jennifer Smith has joined the company as Customer and Broker Engagement leader for the Southeast Region of the U.S. “Jennifer brings excellent customer engagement experience… more…

Grange Insurance CEO John Ammendola to retire Mar. 1, 2027, following 12 years of leadership; Ryan Michel named the company's next CEO following Ammendola's retirement
PRNewswire

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Grange Insurance Company announced that Ryan Michel will become the company's next Chief Executive Officer on Mar. 1, 2027, following John Ammendola's planned retirement after 12 years as CEO. Ammendola's … more…

A 9/11 Conspiracy Debunker’s Guide
Freerepublic.com

I spent thirty-eight minutes last week debunking September 11 conspiracy theories one by one with Shabbos Kestenbaum on PragerU’s The Brief. Many of you are familiar with the most popular ones: Jet fuel cannot melt steel; WTC 7 was brought down by explosive c… more…