Alliant acquires 164-year-old New Hampshire broker Melcher & Prescott
The full-service New England independent joins Alliant's national platform as regional broker consolidation continues
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Average business interruption claim now 70% larger than property damage: Allianz
The insurer's data shows BI claim severity rising more than 30% annually, with fire and supply chains driving losses
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Nine mega deals closed in Q3 alone, yet acquirers trailed the market index across every major region except the UK
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Business interruption claims soar: Allianz report
Business interruption claims severity is rising sharply, with average claim values rising by more than 30% annually over the past two years, according to a report issued Thursday by Allianz Commercial
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Average business interruption claim now 70% larger than property damage, Allianz finds
Allianz Commercial data shows BI claim severity rising more than 30% annually, with fire and supply chains driving losses
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Insurance moves: Selective, Ameritas, MassMutual, IronPeak and DUAL
They include a new chief investment officer and a new senior vice president
BI claims surge to an average €850,000
The average cost of a business interruption claim now exceeds €850,000, an increase of 30% annually over the past two years, while claim numbers remain stable, according to Allianz Commercial. It warn
Divided court revives temp worker’s injury suit against concrete company
A divided North Carolina appeals court on Wednesday revived a temporary worker’s injury lawsuit against a concrete manufacturer, finding the company had not established an employment relationship that
Will California’s New Smoke Claims Law Create a Recovery Bottleneck?
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, but is the reverse true? The presumption in California could be that it is. One fallout from the plague of wildfires that struck California in recent year
Michigan AG sues Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over alleged health insurance monopoly
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Michigan Attorney General Sues State’s Blue Cross Health Insurer
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AI exclusions not gaining traction as policyholders kick back
Insurance policy exclusions targeting AI risks are struggling to gain traction as brokers and policyholders resist broad restrictions on a technology that is increasingly embedded in everyday business
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