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J.D. Power: Rising Premiums Tighten Auto Insurance Market as Customers Shop Deals

Apr 28 2023 // State Farm Tops List of Large Insurers Providing Satisfying Shopping Experience, While The Hartford Ranked Highest Among Midsize InsurersSaving money is the primary focus of consumers searching for auto insurance,...

Rising Oil Prices Complicate Russian Price Cap Checks for Insurers

Apr 28 2023 // Key figures in the insurance industry said rising Russian oil prices are making it harder for them to know if they can lawfully cover Russian cargoes.Since December, buyers of Russian crude oil have only been allowed to...

Cyber Insurance Rate Hikes Moderate, While Property Prices Rise in Most Regions: Marsh

Apr 27 2023 // Average global cyber insurance prices continued to moderate in the first quarter, with average price increases of 11%, compared to 28% in Q4 2022, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published by insurance...

Auto Insurance Shopping Rises as Consumers Seek Better Rate

Apr 20 2023 // Auto insurers have been forthcoming in their desire to achieve rate to match increases in claims costs and, so far in 2023, consumers are not standing by.According to a quarterly report from J.D. Power, in collaboration...

Viewpoint: D&O Market Conundrum — Softening Rates With Rising Claims Severity

Apr 19 2023 // Executive Summary: An uncertain economic landscape leading to a rise in claims, decreasing rates, and proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on environmental, social and governance disclosures (ESG) are...

Will Insurtech Help the Insurance Industry Survive a Hardening Market?

Apr 19 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Supply chain disruptions, increased consumer demands, a tight labor market, a global pandemic, a couple natural disasters, and a war. These are just a few of the causes...

Young Agent Optimism Wanes as Challenging U.S. Economy, Hard Market Continues Andrea Wells

Apr 17 2023 // Optimism among young agents took a hit, falling from 2022 to 2023, according to Insurance Journal’s annual Young Agents Survey.When it comes to their career choice and the future of the independent agency system,...

APCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’

Apr 17 2023 // A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a generation for property insurance, the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association...

Taking Care of Business: Workers’ Comp Opportunities in a Soft Market

Apr 17 2023 // Workers’ compensation is getting the job done. Premiums are decreasing, claims are stable and retention is high.But even good news can present its own set of challenges, Burns & Wilcox indicated in its webinar,...

D&O 2022: Prices Down; Loss Ratios Up; Top Carriers Ranked

Apr 17 2023 // Although analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate that combined ratios for the directors and officers liability line remained below breakeven in 2022, with competition fueling price declines and the economic conditions...

Q1 Commercial P/C Rates Hold Steady, Up 5%: MarketScout

Apr 10 2023 // In a “deliberate and modest fashion,” the composite rate for commercial property and casualty lines increases 5% during the first quarter 2023, according to MarketScout.The Dallas-based distribution and...

Viewpoint: Optimizing Agency Relationships; A Data-Driven Approach to Premium Growth

Apr 10 2023 // Reported demise of the independent insurance agency as a sales and distribution channel have been greatly exaggerated. Over the course of a decade or more of predictions about the growth of the direct-to-consumer models,...

Texas Auto, Homeowners Premiums Grew Double Digits in 2022, Report Shows

Apr 4 2023 // The Texas market for auto and homeowners insurance grew double digits in 2022, according to an annual report put out by the Texas Department of Insurance.Texas insurers reported direct premium written for private passenger...

U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 — But at Slower Pace: WTW

Apr 3 2023 // U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance...

WCRI: Consolidation of Health Care Driving Up Prices in Work Comp

Apr 3 2023 // Consolidation of physician services into larger groups owned by hospitals and health care systems is driving up the cost of care in workers’ compensation, according to a new study by the Workers’ Compensation...

Hard Commercial Property Market to Linger as Property Owners Take On More Risk

Apr 3 2023 // Today’s hard U.S. commercial property insurance market — one that is the longest and toughest seen during the careers of even the most seasoned industry veterans — is likely here to stay for a...

Florida Regulators Now Reviewing Rate Hikes of 14%, 62% and 103%

Mar 31 2023 // Three Florida insurance carriers, one large and two small, are seeking approval for major rate increases, with one condominium policy increase as high as 103%.Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s board of...

Taking Care of Business: Opportunities Within Soft Workers’ Comp Market

Mar 29 2023 // Workers’ compensation is getting the job done. Premiums are decreasing, claims are stable, and retention is high.But even good news can present its own set of challenges, Burns & Wilcox indicated in its webinar,...

APCIA Says Property Insurance Market ‘Hardest in a Generation’

Mar 29 2023 // A combination of historic high inflation and a growing frequency of natural catastrophes is creating the hardest market in a generation for property insurance, the American Property and Casualty Insurance Association says...

Georgia Lawmakers Flip the Script on Use-and-File for Auto Rate Increases

Mar 27 2023 // Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that, if signed into law, would end the longstanding “use-and-file” mechanism on auto insurance rate filings in the state.The state Senate last week voted 49-2 in favor of...