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Should the Insurance Industry Care About SEO?

Oct 2 2023 // Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can feel like a moving target and is often misunderstood throughout the insurance industry. Many businesses do not fully understand the importance of SEO or how it works, which leads to an...

California Commissioner Wants FAIR Plan Changes, Modeling to Improve Insurance Market Conditions

Sep 22 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a package of sweeping executive actions that include changes to the FAIR Plan, new rules for the review of climate catastrophe models, and public meetings exploring...

2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market

Sep 18 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California, as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...

Insurance Industry Should Expect $100 Billion in Catastrophe Losses Every Year: Verisk

Sep 11 2023 // Total global insured losses from natural catastrophes of more than $100 billion a year may be less newsworthy than in the past. In fact, the industry should expect loss totals of at least $100 billion every year, according...

APCIA, RAA Testify Before Senate Committee on Property Insurance Market

Sep 7 2023 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and the Reinsurance Association of American together presented testimony in Washington today on the state of of the property insurance market.The presentation,...

Reinsurance Association Releases Paper on California Homeowners Insurance Market, Urges Policymakers Consider Risks of Inaction

Sep 5 2023 // The Reinsurance Association of America has come out with a white paper on the California homeowners insurance market that urges policymakers consider the risks of inaction.The paper, “Dynamics and Challenges in...

Skyrocketing Bodily Injury Claims Spill Over to Professional Liability Insurance Market

Sep 4 2023 // Claims frequency and severity are up across the industry, thanks in large part to social inflation, which has led to an increase in litigation and more costly settlements.Fueled primarily by aggressive tactics by...

Strategies and Key Steps to Get Through Today’s Hard Market

Sep 4 2023 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance market is experiencing the hardest insurance market cycle in a generation, resulting in many insurance agents and brokers, as well as drivers, homeowners and business owners needing to...

Hard Market Pressure: Surplus Lines Lifting Heavy Load in Turbulent Times

Sep 4 2023 // As the longest hard market in memory refuses to fade, standard property/casualty carriers are not only continuing to raise prices but also reimagining their books by shedding risks they no longer want.It’s affecting...

Veteran Insurance Pros Offer Strategies for Navigating a Hard Market

Sep 4 2023 // Everyone in the insurance industry knows that 2023 has become one of the hardest markets in decades, across the board.In a panel discussion — No One Said it Would be Easy. Navigating the Current Hard Market —...

2023 to Test Recent Growth in Private Flood Insurance Market

Aug 29 2023 // The private flood insurance market has been growing but 2023 may provide a real test following Tropical Storm Hilary in California as well as future storms that may come during the remainder of the Atlantic hurricane...

Hard Market Game Refuses to End: Arch Capital CEO

Aug 1 2023 // Drawing analogies to an epic tennis match and the hands of a clock, the leader of Bermuda-based Arch Capital declared the current hard market one of the longest the P/C industry has ever experienced.“This is the type...

Higher Reserving Uncertainties Could Sustain Hard Market Conditions: Report

Jul 17 2023 // Systemic shocks related to the recent pandemic, the war in Ukraine, natural catastrophe losses and elevated inflation have raised questions about reserve adequacy for property/casualty insurers, according to a Swiss Re...

US Insurance Market Forecast to Withstand Losses From Large Hurricane This Year: Fitch Report

Jul 17 2023 // With ample capital, Fitch Ratings’ latest annual ‘U.S. Hurricane Season’ report indicates U.S. property and casualty (P/C) and reinsurers can absorb losses if a large hurricane makes landfall this...

Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist

Jul 17 2023 // Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for property-catastrophe in 2024, even if the market comes through hurricane season unscathed, reinsurance company executives said.Kevin O’Donnell, president and...

LAAIA and the Spencer Educational Foundation Join Forces to Empower Latino Students in Risk Management & Insurance Industry with Scholarships

Jul 6 2023 // Miami, FL, July 6, 2023 – The Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) is proud to announce its continued partnership with the Spencer Educational Foundation in providing scholarships to top-ranking...

Top Global Business Risks and Their Effects on the Insurance Industry

Jul 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Earlier this year, international corporate insurance carrier Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) released their 12th annual Allianz Risk Barometer. The...

Gallagher’s June Insurance Market Report: Key Highlights and Implications for Buyers

Jun 30 2023 // How does the 2023 insurance market look so far? It depends on where you stand.Property is facing its most challenging market in 20 years. But D&O rates are down after spiking in 2020. Cyber is evolving to limit...

Why the Investor-Driven Hard Reinsurance Market Will Persist in 2024

Jun 29 2023 // Reinsurers will continue to command adequate rates for property-catastrophe in 2024, even if the market comes through hurricane season unscathed, reinsurance company executives said.Kevin O’Donnell, president and...

Marsh McLennan to Work With Ukraine to Provide Access to Global Insurance Market

Jun 23 2023 // Marsh McLennan, the professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, today announced that it will work with the Ukrainian government to help it unlock access to the global insurance market. As part of...