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#1 Commercial Auto Insurance Profit Struggles Continue

Jul 15 2024 // The commercial auto insurance segment maintained its place as a weaker-performing U.S. property/casualty insurance product line in 2023. Despite successive periods of pricing and underwriting actions, commercial auto has...

#2 New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown

Sep 4 2024 // In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co.The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but...

#3 Economic, Social Inflation Influence Drop in Commercial Auto UW Profits: Triple-I/CAS

Oct 28 2024 // Commercial auto insurance has struggled to achieve underwriting profitability, even before inflationary conditions affected property/casualty lines in recent years. The trend has been accompanied by steady growth in net...

#4 Charter Bus Carrying Baseball Team Catches Fire in Iowa; No One Hurt

Aug 5 2024 // A charter bus caught fire early Friday as it was transporting a professional baseball team from Iowa to a game in a Chicago suburb.Members of the Sioux City Explorers made it off the bus safely, although several lost their...

#5 FAA Finalizes Pilot Training, Certification Rules for Air Taxis

Oct 23 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday finalized comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, addressing a key hurdle to the deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing...

#6 Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers

Dec 11 2024 // Uber Technologies Inc. is asking New York City’s taxi regulator to reconsider proposed changes to commercial auto insurance requirements, saying they may unintentionally leave thousands of drivers in one of the...

#7 Georgia Bill Requiring Boat Livery Insurance Waiting on Governor’s Signature

Apr 15 2024 // Boat operators, not properly insured boat rental places, will soon be held liable for injuries or damages caused by negligent operation of water craft if Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill into law.House Bill 994 was...

#8 Takeaways from Our Conversation on Commercial Auto, Telematics and Cannabis

Apr 22 2024 // Commercial auto is a tough topic in any business segment, but it’s tougher still for cannabis businesses.For our latest podcast, we spoke with Griffen Kapulica, broker relationship manager for Fairmatic, a commercial...

#9 Troubled New York Taxi Insurer Sues 180 Providers in Huge No-Fault Fraud Case

Dec 17 2024 // New York’s largest taxi insurer that is facing serious financial and regulatory challenges has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $450 million against medical providers it alleges have been part of a huge fraud scheme...

#10 New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses

Dec 12 2024 // New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance Co., according to people familiar with the plans.That measure is one of several options...

#11 2024 More of the Same in Commercial Auto Segment After $5B Net Loss in 2023

Nov 14 2024 // After the U.S. commercial auto insurance segment sustained a $5 billion net loss in 2023, a new AM Best reports indicates further deterioration in the first half of 2024.Despite targeted underwriting initiatives, including...

#12 New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses

Sep 5 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial...

#13 Uber Pays Australian Taxi Drivers $178 Million in Settlement

Mar 18 2024 // Uber agreed to pay A$271.8 million ($178 million) to compensate thousands of taxi drivers in Australia who claimed they lost income when the ride-share company entered the local market.Uber Technologies Inc. settled the...

#14 Arrowhead Launching Commercial Auto Product in California

Apr 5 2024 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. in California launched a new commercial auto product.Arrowhead’s Commercial Auto is available to California customers in construction-related industries. The program...

#15 Southwest Airlines, Archer Aviation to Develop Plans for Flying Air Taxis in California

Jul 19 2024 // Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation said Friday they have agreed to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks at California airports where the Texas-based airline operates. The companies said they have...