Q1 Shows ‘Clear’ Signs of Commercial P/C Softening, Says CIAB

Q1 Shows ‘Clear’ Signs of Commercial P/C Softening, Says CIAB According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the first quarter 2025 rose by 4.2%—down 22% from the last three months of 2024 and a “clear” signal of soft market conditions.   Though […]
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When a Neighborhood Floods, Foreclosures Often Follow

When a Neighborhood Floods, Foreclosures Often Follow As climate change worsens extreme weather around the US, floods are increasing the risk of home foreclosure, according to a new report by First Street Technology Inc., a climate-data company.   A big part of the reason why is that unlike damage from hurricane winds and wildfires, flood damage isn’t […]
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Industry Vets Bonneau and Bredahl Form Novel Financial, Acquire Forza Insurance

Industry Vets Bonneau and Bredahl Form Novel Financial, Acquire Forza Insurance The former chief executives of Partner Re and Howden Tiger are joining two other industry veterans to form a company, which they describe as “an independent holding company that oversees carriers supporting managing general underwriters.     Novel Financial Holdings LLC (“Novel”) will manage […]
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Life Insurance News

Life Insurance News Explore the newest/trending Life Insurance content. Japan’s Big Non-Life Insurers Plan to Sell Cross Shareholdings May 20 2025 // Japan’s three major casualty insurers plan to sell a total of about ¥1.37 trillion ($9.5 billion) of cross-held shares in the fiscal year started April in a push to reduce strategic holdings in […]
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The World Health Assembly’s giant leap on rare diseases

The World Health Assembly’s giant leap on rare diseases A new resolution could change the future for people living with rare diseases   On May 24, the World Health Assembly, the governing body of the WHO, ratified landmark legislation that, if implemented fully, will change the future for people living with rare diseases.     It calls […]
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As Trump proposes NIH cuts, a top Merck executive sees fragility in a ‘super-highway for biomedicine’

As Trump proposes NIH cuts, a top Merck executive sees fragility in a ‘super-highway for biomedicine’ R&D chief and other biopharma leaders stop short of criticizing the administration       CHICAGO — Amid ongoing uncertainty around funding for the National Institutes of Health, and what it could mean for U.S. innovation, a top Merck executive […]
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RFK Jr.’s latest moves on vaccines

      You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays.       NIH is terminating research grants left and right, impeding early career paths and leading some young scientists to […]
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