Americas
See below for coverage of the US and other growing markets in the Americas
Employers names Mockard as board chair
Workers' compensation specialist names Jeanne Mockard to succeed Michael McSally, who is stepping down after four years in the post
North America faces ‘exceptional’ change in wildfire catastrophe exposure: Chaucer’s Foley
Specialty re/insurer’s head of catastrophe research outlines the six trends that must inform the modelling of wildfire risk
WTW partners with US aid agencies on climate finance insurance
Global broker is developing a parametric solution to protect development loans from climate shocks
US regulators’ association names new CEO
NAIC appoints departing Massachusetts insurance commissioner as chief executive
Brit appoints Cary deputy head of property treaty for Bermuda
Cary joins from QBE, where he was underwriting manager and head of property and casualty
State Farm names Farney as next CEO
Executive will succeed Michael Tipsord, who is retiring after 36 years with the US insurance giant
Insured losses reach hundreds of millions from US 'gorilla hail'
Storms ripped through the Midwest and south-eastern US last week
IQUW set to roll out underwriting workbench: Young
Property and specialty re/insurer’s Bermuda chief executive and global head of reinsurance, Stephen Young, describes the company's approach to people, technology and data
Lloyd’s and Bermuda collaboration needed more than ever
Axis chief executive joins Lloyd's chief of markets, director of portfolio risk management and chief financial officer to explain the mutual benefits of co-operation
California plans catastrophe modelling extension to new lines
Insurers would be able to use models for flood, terrorism and wildfire underwriting
Howden Tiger names Byler head of US general casualty
Byler joins from Guy Carpenter where she was senior executive
Liberty Mutual names Khanna US retail claims chief
Executive will oversee the strategic and operational direction of the US giant’s personal lines and small commercial claims and its customer and agent service organisations
NFIP incurs $364m in losses from Hurricane Idalia
Loss tally amounts to slightly more than 10% of Idalia’s $3.5bn private insured losses
Hamilton secures $200m in reinsurance through Easton Re catastrophe bond
Transaction will provide with three years of cover against losses from named storms in the US and its territories and earthquakes across North America
Regulations 'bear blame for California availability crisis'
Proposition 103 blamed for preventing insurers from using the most current modelling technologies to set rates, forcing them to set rates solely based on historical data
Stockwatch: Bermudians and Europeans lead in positive week for insurance shares
Aviva, Allianz and Everest Group are the week's top performers, as insurance shares gains 1.6% on average
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