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AI Being Used to Scam Small Business Owners, Says Nationwide Survey

Sep 26 2024 // Just when employees have learned to ignore scammy texts and emails from the boss, along comes the next generation of impersonation using artificial intelligence.Cybercriminals increasingly use generative AI, including...

Jewelers Mutual Expands to NC Office Tower, Warns About Store Break-ins Nationwide

Sep 19 2024 // Jewelers Mutual Insurance, one of the largest and oldest jeweler-focused insurers in the country, plans to lease a full floor of a new officer tower in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, a move that will create about 200...

Nationwide Plans 5% Reduction in Employee Headcount

Jul 30 2024 // Insurer Nationwide said late last week that it is reducing its headcount by about 5% over the next year.“We can’t speculate on the total number of job impacts,” said Nationwide in a statement....

Outlook Positive, AI Use on the Rise for Independent Agents, Says Nationwide

Jul 25 2024 // Despite challenges posed by inflation, market volatility and rapidly changing technologies, independent agents remain positive about their businesses and report more optimistic perceptions of national business conditions...

Allstate, Nationwide Post Dramatic Q12024 Homeowners Loss Ratio Drops: S&P

Jun 28 2024 // In the topsy-turvy world of homeowners insurance, first-quarter loss ratios have been bouncing around for the last five years—from below 50 in 2020 to over 70 in 2021 and 2023, a new analysis shows.The S&P Global...

Nationwide Pet Shedding 100,000 Policies

Jun 17 2024 // The leading pet insurer in the U.S. said it is dropping about 100,000 policies starting this spring, citing inflation in the cost of veterinary care.Nationwide Pet, the leading provider of pet insurance for dogs, cats,...

Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari Said the Company Is Working to Build a Bionic Workforce.

Jun 17 2024 // Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari said the company is working to build a bionic workforce. Maybe that brings to mind robots, futuristic technology and sci-fi imagery, but Kandhari said no one should fear robots replacing...

Nationwide Pet Shedding 100,000 Policies

May 31 2024 // The leading pet insurer in the U.S. said it is dropping about 100,000 policies starting this spring, citing inflation in the cost of veterinary care.Nationwide Pet, the leading provider of pet insurance for dogs, cats,...

Nationwide’s Kandhari Talks Building a Bionic Workforce With AI

May 31 2024 // Nationwide’s Chetan Kandhari said the company is working to build a bionic workforce.Maybe that brings to mind robots, futuristic technology and sci-fi imagery, but Kandhari said no one should fear robots replacing...

People Moves: Ryan Hired to Head Hyperexponential US P/C; Carnes Named Nationwide’s Chief Pet Officer

May 29 2024 // Insurtech hyperexponential has hired Risa Ryan as head of US P/C.Risa was most recently chief underwriting officer at Sompo International. She will be based in New York. She has over 25 years of industry experience, having...

China Boosts Farmer Protection With Nationwide Insurance for Major Grains

May 22 2024 // China’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced the nationwide implementation of full-cost insurance and planting income insurance policies for rice, wheat and corn, as part of a food security drive to encourage...

Nationwide Wants 19% Increase in Auto Rates in West Virginia

Apr 4 2024 // Nationwide Insurance is asking West Virginia regulators for a 19% average rate increase on auto liability insurance, a move that could affect more than 27,000 insured drivers.The West Virginia insurance commissioner said...

Nationwide Survey Finds Distracted Driving Still an Issue

Apr 4 2024 // A survey of passenger car and commercial drivers finds that distracted driving is still a significant safety issue, according to a recent survey by insurance carrier, Nationwide.The new latest driving behaviors survey...

People Moves: Moscowitz New COO at RT Specialty; Williams to Lead Nationwide’s Small Market Commercial Lines

Mar 15 2024 // Moscowitz New COO at RT SpecialtyRT Specialty promoted Marissa Moscowitz to chief operating officer. Moscowitz has over 15 years of information technology, business intelligence and business operations experience and has...

People Moves: JM Wilson Makes New Hires and Promotions Nationwide

Feb 13 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, made several new hires and promotions in offices across the country. Katie Priester Bird joined the company as a property and casualty underwriter. Bird previously held roles...

Federal Trade Commission Reports Nationwide Fraud Losses Topped $10B in 2023

Feb 12 2024 // Consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark, and a 14% increase over reported losses in 2022, newly released Federal Trade...

Nationwide: Gap Between Agents, Commercial Clients View of Severe Weather

Nov 20 2023 // A Nationwide study has found that independent insurance agents believe many of their commercial clients don’t have adequate coverage to protect their businesses from severe weather.While 82% of surveyed property...

People Moves: Talkowski to Lead Nationwide Middle Market Commercial Lines Team; Showalter New Head of Client Experience at Hub Private Client

Oct 4 2023 // Nationwide has hired Kristina Talkowski from CNA to head up its middle market commercial lines business. Starting Oct. 16, she will be tasked with executing Nationwide’s long-term commercial lines insurance strategy...

Agents, Insureds Said Surprised by Nationwide’s 10,000 Nonrenewals in NC

Sep 29 2023 // In February, Nationwide Mutual Insurance filed notice with the North Carolina Department of Insurance that it would non-renew some 10,525 homeowner policies in the state due in large part to the growing risk from climate...

NIP Group Addresses Utility Contractors’ Insurance and Safety Concerns with UtilityPro’s Nationwide Workers Compensation Expansion

Aug 22 2023 // WOODBRIDGE, N.J., August 22, 2023 – Recognizing the critical role of Workers Compensation in the cost structure and strategy of Utility Contractors, NIP Group is excited to announce the nationwide expansion of its...