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Areas across the Southeastern United States reported flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur and other weather systems, with more flash floods expected Monday from Alabama to parts of the East Coast. In Smith County in central Mississippi, emergency crews made four rescues of people trapped in rising waters after days of heavy rains caused creeks and rivers to overflow, WLBT news reported. On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, part of a dam in Harrison County gave way after heavy rainfall. A mobile home park in Perkinston was inundated, and a road crew worker was killed during a debris cleanup…

Inszone Insurance Services, based in Sacramento, California, has continued its tear of mergers this year, most recently with the acquisition of Sanford, Bruker & Banks agency in Georgia. Sanford, Bruker, with offices in the Augusta area, is one of the oldest insurance agencies in the state, founded in 1915. It was started by Davenport Sandford. The current owner is Jeffrey Banks, who, at age 73, said he looked to an Inszone merger to ensure the business would continue to thrive. Sanford Bruker offers homeowners, commercial, auto and life insurance coverage. Inszone, founded in 2002, has expanded steadily in recent years…

WTW announced the appointment of Lizzie Eason as director and actuarial data scientist within its pricing, product, claims and underwriting (PPCU) consulting team in North America, effective June 15, 2026. Lizzie Eason Eason will support PPCU clients and prospects by developing integrated consulting and technology solutions, with a focus on predictive modeling, advanced analytics and AI. She will work with insurers across pricing, underwriting, claims and portfolio management to develop and implement analytical frameworks, enhance data capabilities, and help embed more effective decision-making across their organizations, WTW said. Eason brings nine years of insurance carrier experience, including strong expertise in…

Howden Re, the global reinsurance brokerage arm of Howden Group, announced it has launched an office in Ireland to expand its European footprint. Ireland is now the fourth-largest insurance market in the EU, generating over €100 billion in annual premiums, Howden Re said, noting that the country’s robust regulatory environment makes it a natural bridge between the EU and the US. With international insurers increasingly shifting underwriting and reinsurance functions to Ireland, the country is also fast becoming a strategic hub for global risk capital, the broker added. David Carpenter has been appointed director, Howden Re Ireland, bringing over 20…

Firefighters are making progress on a large blaze at a warehouse that blackened the skies near downtown Los Angeles and prompted shelter-in-place orders in the area due to the risk of hazardous air. Fire crews were able to remove the walls to parts of the burning warehouse, paving the way for a full knockdown. Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Chief Jaime Moore said he expect the air to start clearing up soon after, LAist is reporting. Moore said firefighters have held the blaze to half the building, but chemicals used for refrigeration and the building’s layout have made fighting this…

No offense to the members of the media, but the media tends to blow this stuff up. That’s how Jim Williamson, president and chief executive officer of insurer and reinsurer Everest Group Ltd., prefaced his answer to a question about managing cybersecurity risks in the age of AI during the S&P Global Ratings 42nd Annual Insurance Conference last week. “On cyber risk, we are in the same arms race we were before AI,” Williamson believes, chiding the media for exaggerating the Mythos model story and the ability of bad guys to get into companies and exploit faults at a pace.…

Europe is facing another summer of intense wildfires, but firefighters who will be on the frontline warn that they’re entering the season under-funded, under-equipped and under-staffed. The continent experienced its worst season for wildfires on record last year, with blazes burning through over one million hectares across, an area equivalent to the whole of the island of Cyprus. The wettest winter in years in parts of the Mediterranean has led to vegetation overgrowing in many forests, and firefighters fear extreme heat could turn bushes and grass into fuel for fires. The European Union is gearing up for the season, stationing…

The Travelers Companies, Inc. announced that the 2026 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut will run from Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 28. This is a Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour Signature Event and the 20th consecutive tournament with the company serving as title sponsor. The year’s field features all but one of the eligible top 50 players in the official world golf ranking, including: Scottie Scheffler (No. 1); Cameron Young (No. 3); Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 4); Russell Henley (No. 5); Justin Rose (No. 6); Tommy Fleetwood (No. 7); Wyndham Clark (No. 8); Collin Morikawa (No.…

Hail volatility and aging roofs are driving higher residential replacement severity, a new study by data analytics and technology provider Verisk finds. Roof losses didn’t slow despite a 20% decline in overall claims volume in 2025. Data showed that average U.S. residential replacement costs jumped 33% and repair costs climbed 25% in 2025, compared to the prior four-year average. Average residential roof replacement costs reached $17,631 in 2025, with repair costs averaging $4,699. Residential roof replacement cost value (RCV) declined to $23 billion in 2025, compared to an average of $24.4 billion from 2021 to 2024, the study found. The…

The U.S. faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the nation to more than $375 billion in aggregated uninsured flood losses from a 1-in-100-year event, according to a new whitepaper from Moody’s. The growing insurance protection gap, now at 65%, poses a significant financial risk to households and local governments, which have long relied on FEMA Specific Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) maps primarily based on riverine flooding and generally don’t account for flood risk from storm surge, sea level rise, or extreme precipitation, the Moody’s report said. This exposes counties to…