All the headlines from our Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 3 2018 // Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines, the danger of accumulation risks is a key concern for the market, according to a study...
Sep 3 2018 // James Anderson has assumed the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Chicago-based commercial insurer, CNA.He succeeds D. Craig Mense, who has been CFO since 2004 and will retire at the end of the...
Aug 29 2018 // Mid-year results for U.S. property/casualty insurers and reinsurers show they are on the mend following a trying 2017, according to Fitch Ratings.Operating performance moderately improved for P/C (re)insurers during the...
Aug 28 2018 // One-in-five consumers say they would use Amazon or Google for their home insurance, a J.D. Power survey released today shows.And most of those who took the survey (80 percent) already have insurance with a large national...
Aug 20 2018 // Although cyber risk premiums have expanded sizably in recent years with loss ratios that compare favorably to other product lines, the danger of accumulation risks is a key concern for the market, according to a study...
Aug 20 2018 // What is the best part about working in insurance?For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a July roundtable, the answer was simple. “The people,” roundtable participants agreed.At the same...
Aug 20 2018 // While Congress works on various reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the time is ripe for the private insurance market to step up and play a greater role in providing Americans needed flood coverage.Last...
Aug 17 2018 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) is set to launch its annual “hurricane tour” aimed at reminding coastal residents to be ready in case a hurricane or tropical storm should make landfall this year.Beginning...
Aug 17 2018 // Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry during the first half of 2018, according to an A.M. Best report. But the report also notes that...
Aug 15 2018 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization that unites the insurance industry in helping communities and enriching lives through grants, volunteer service and leadership, has announced...
Aug 6 2018 // A new carrier has entered the Florida flood insurance market with a policy it says will provide better coverage than what is available from the National Flood Insurance Program.Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Security First...
Aug 6 2018 // It’s hard to believe but August brings us to the one-year anniversary of the watery nightmare that was Hurricane Harvey and the beginning of the remarkable 2017 hurricane season that also featured Hurricane Irma...
Aug 2 2018 // May Zhang, a 28-year-old from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Oxford, but now makes her living selling insurance in Hong Kong.Drawn by lucrative...
Aug 1 2018 // While Congress works on various reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the time is ripe for the private insurance market to step up and play a greater role in providing Americans needed flood coverage.Last...
Jul 31 2018 // Oklahoma City-based wholesale insurance broker and program manager, Midlands Management Corp., has introduced comprehensive coverage for the marijuana industry in Oklahoma.The Midlands program offers products liability,...
Jul 30 2018 // A new carrier has entered the Florida flood insurance market with a policy it says will provide better coverage than what is available from the National Flood Insurance Program.Ormond Beach, Fla.-based Security First...
Jul 23 2018 // Brokers who specialize in the construction industry love their clients and are very committed to keeping up with their needs. Ask them, “So what’s new?” and the conversations inevitably veer off in...
Jul 19 2018 // “I think the number one thing the insurance industry can do is link AOB (assignment of benefits) to the impact that it’s having on the individual consumer and the huge impact it’s having on the premiums...
Jul 18 2018 // Reinsurance companies increasingly are funding insurtech startups in order to structure more innovative products and improve their business efficiencies, but how much impact on the industry will these investments...
Jul 17 2018 // Auto insurance should continue to be the primary compensation model for accident victims as the driving population transitions to and then fully adopts autonomous vehicles, according to the insurer that issued the...