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Alta Risk Earns Top Score for DUAE Performance Assessment

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Alta Risk Earns Top Score for DUAE Performance Assessment

OVERLAND PARK, KS (Dec 3, 2025) – Alta Risk, an underwriting manager focused on specialty excess liability and environmental liability insurance, today announced that AM Best has assigned the firm a Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprise (DUAE) Performance Assessment of PA-1 (Exceptional), the highest possible score. The outlook assigned to the assessment is stable. This is […]

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Why Predictable Performance Earns Banks Better D&O Rates

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In the insurance world, uncertainty is expensive. For community banks seeking Directors and Officers liability coverage, that uncertainty has traditionally translated into premiums that fail to fairly distinguish between well-governed institutions and their less disciplined peers. But a technological revolution in performance forecasting is changing the calculus, allowing forward-thinking insurers to reward banks that can

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AI Is Writing Performance Reviews. What Could Go Wrong?

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AI Is Writing Performance Reviews. What Could Go Wrong?

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s decision to let managers use artificial intelligence for help writing performance reviews stands to bring relief to one of bosses’ most dreaded annual tasks. It also raises questions as to whether bot-written reviews will make the process better or worse, especially for employees seeking meaningful feedback. Bringing AI into annual assessments

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Scor shares fall 12% on ‘weak underlying performance’

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French reinsurance giant posts earnings beat as lower natural catastrophe losses flatter performance, analysts say       Related Stories Daily Digest: Scor shares tumble, Axis CEO on US casualty rates, Melissa insured losses in the billions Axis CEO: US casualty portfolio still rate adequate SiriusPoint CEO Egan pleased with carrier’s ‘upward trajectory’  

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Large Banks Drive Strong Performance in Financials ETFs

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Large Banks Drive Strong Performance in Financials ETFs

As of Sept. 5, ETFs holding large banks significantly outperformed broad market indices year to date, with European banks having a standout year. Table 1 compares Financials ETFs, ranked by their year-to-date return as of September 5, 2025. The S&P 500 had a total return of 11.12% over the same period. Large U.S. Banks Powered

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Talanx gains 4.6% on the back of strong first-half earnings performance

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German re/insurance giant’s share price has increased nearly 50% since the beginning of the year       Related Stories Solving the legal puzzle for technology, innovation and insurance ‘Strong suspicion’ electric vehicles are responsible for car carrier blazes Renewed sanctions on Iran create a legal minefield for marine insurers and shipowners  

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