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Tennessee Regulators Tout Insurance Industry Growth in the State

Jun 7 2022 // Tennessee regulators are crowing about the considerable growth in the insurance industry the state has seen in the last two years.Insurance Commissioner Carter Lawrence said in a bulletin posted Tuesday that the 294,000...

P/C Industry Posts 2021 Underwriting Loss but Surplus Hits $1 Trillion

Jun 6 2022 // Full-year net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased slightly to $61.9 billion from $60.3 billion in 2020, but the industry turned in a $3.8 billion underwriting loss in 2021.The P/C industry posted a $5.2...

P/C Industry Posts 2021 Underwriting Loss but Surplus Hits $1 Trillion

May 26 2022 // Full-year net income for U.S. property/casualty insurers increased slightly to $61.9 billion from $60.3 billion in 2020, but the industry turned in a $3.8 billion underwriting loss in 2021.The P/C industry posted a $5.2...

Florida Senate Committee Passes Insurance Market Rescue Bill 19-2

May 24 2022 // A Florida Senate committee overwhelmingly approved two measures Monday that supporters believe will go a long way toward trimming roof claims, litigation expenses and reinsurance costs for beleagured property insurers –...

Climate Change Is Hurting Insurance Industry: Report

May 17 2022 // Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report on Tuesday.Insured losses from...

Russia-Ukraine a ‘Complex’ Situation for Insurance Industry: AIG CEO Zaffino

May 5 2022 // AIG CEO Peter Zaffino during the company’s most recent earnings call provided analysts with some insight regarding insurance implications from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.“We have not seen a situation...

Net Zero Business Opportunities Could Double Size of London Insurance Market: LIIBA

May 3 2022 // The business opportunities provided by the global transition to net zero is potentially large enough to double the size of the London insurance market, according to the London and International Insurance Brokers’...

Auto Insurance Industry to New York: Get Rid of Photo Inspection Requirement

Apr 22 2022 // Auto insurance carriers and independent agents in New York have launched a campaign to eliminate what they say is an outdated requirement for the state’s auto insurance buyers.The group wants lawmakers to let auto...

Florida insurance market needs strong medicine

Apr 7 2022 // If the Florida homeowners’ insurance market were in a medical exam, the diagnosis would find the patient in dangerously poor condition. The patient’s vital signs—its financial results—are troubling. What is...

Home-Based Businesses Carry Risks, Rewards – and Insurance Industry Opportunities

Mar 30 2022 // The world of work is changing fast, with the pull of the digital revolution and the push of the pandemic shifting mindsets and introducing far greater flexibility to how we organize our working lives.In the two years since...

Connectivity Advancements and 4 Other Tech Trends Transforming the Insurance Industry

Mar 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance world isn’t moving at the speed of light quite yet, but technology is still bound to transform the ways insurance agents and carriers do business...

Russian invasion leads to its insurance market isolation

Mar 8 2022 // Any major event or upheaval that affects the economy, the environment, technology, health or law somehow touches insurance. War is no exception. The repercussions of Russia’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine...

5 Ways to Attract Talent the Insurance Industry Needs

Mar 7 2022 // When I joined AIG — and the insurance world — in 2020 as global head of talent, the industry had already acknowledged that new and more diverse talent were necessary for its continued success. The challenge...

U.S. P/C Industry Grew Surplus Despite Underwriting Loss in 2021

Mar 7 2022 // Insurance rating agency AM Best said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to record an increase in surplus in 2021 thanks to investment income and capital gains improvements despite booking an...

UK to Ban Russian Companies From London Aviation Insurance Market

Mar 3 2022 // LONDON — Britain will ban Russian companies from the multi-billion dollar aviation and space insurance market in London, the world’s largest commercial and speciality insurance center, the finance ministry said on...

People Moves: Holmes Murphy Names Reimers as Senior Client Advocate; Pinnacle Actuarial Promotes 3

Mar 2 2022 // Holmes Murphy Names Jay Reimers as Senior Client AdvocateHolmes Murphy has hired Jay Reimers as a senior client advocate in its Minneapolis, Minnesota office. With 10 years’ experience in the insurance industry,...

AM Best: Ukraine Invasion to Likely Have ‘Substantial Impact’ on Insurance Industry

Feb 28 2022 // Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could add to inflationary pressures and will likely have a substantial impact on the global insurance industry, said AM Best.The rating agency Friday said efforts by the global central...

U.S. P/C Industry Grew Surplus Despite Underwriting Loss in 2021

Feb 24 2022 // Insurance rating agency AM Best said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to record an increase in surplus in 2021 thanks to investment income and capital gains improvements despite booking an...

How Do You Know When It’s the Right Time to Partner With a Network?

Feb 21 2022 // Worried about what could be next for your agency? It has been a chaotic couple of years — and many forward-thinking businesses are focused on improving revenue, expanding their client base and future-proofing their...

Insurance Industry Critic and ‘Conscience’ Hunter Retires From Consumer Federation

Feb 21 2022 // The man who served as the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America for nearly three decades is retiring.The official statement from the CFA describes J. Robert “Bob” Hunter as the...