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

Mar 27 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...

Reinsurers Average 12.1% Premium Growth for Full-Year 2022: Gallagher Re

Mar 24 2023 // Reinsurers’ premium growth averaged 12.1% for full-year 2022 and 10.2% for the fourth quarter, which was driven by improved pricing for commercial lines and reinsurance business, according to Gallagher Re.However,...

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

Mar 21 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...

Commercial Insurance Price Increases Stay Level But Clients Still Worried: CIAB

Mar 20 2023 // Stabilization” and “moderation” continued to be the operative words for premium increases in the commercial property/casualty market, but many clients remain concerned about future hikes, according to a...

Architects & Engineers Insurers Seek More Rate Increases: Ames & Gough

Mar 20 2023 // According to a new survey from specialty broker Ames & Gough, insurers of professional liability for architects and engineers are planning additional rate increases to keep pace with rising claims costs, a backlog of...

Insurers: Washington’s Proposal for More Premium Increase Explanations May Delay Filings

Mar 17 2023 // Insurers say a new regulation proposed by Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler that requires them to explain premium increases to their policyholders in language consumers can understand has the potential...

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

Mar 14 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...

Insurers View New Car Sales Rise in California as More Evidence for Rate Filings

Mar 6 2023 // New figures show car sales in California continue to slowly return to pre-pandemic levels, which the state’s auto insurers believe is another indication the state’s insurance regulator needs to approve more...

Architects & Engineers Insurers Seek More Rate Increases: Ames & Gough

Mar 1 2023 // According to a new survey from specialty broker Ames & Gough, insurers of professional liability for architects and engineers are planning additional rate increases to keep pace with rising claims costs, a backlog of...

Progressive CEO: Early Rate Actions Helped Growth

Feb 28 2023 // Progressive Corp. posted full-year 2022 net income of $721.5 million, down about 78% from net income of $3.35 billion the prior year, due to losses in its investment portfolio.However, Chief Executive Officer Tricia...

Commercial Insurance Price Increases Stay Level But Clients Still Worried: CIAB

Feb 24 2023 // “Stabilization” and “moderation” continued to be the operative words for premium increases in the commercial property/casualty market, but many clients remain concerned about future hikes, according...

Declines in Maternal Death Rates Stall Amid Increases in U.S., EU

Feb 24 2023 // Declines in pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths that took place over a decade and a half have stalled since 2015, as rates increased in some of the world’s wealthiest regions.Maternal mortality increased by 17%...

With Rate Increases Still Pending, Lemonade Is Slowing Growth in ’23

Feb 23 2023 // Executives of insurtech Lemonade say they’re slowing down growth in 2023, as the company waits for regulators to approve rate hikes needed to keep up with inflation.“So long as these mismatched pockets persist,...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 4% in Q4, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh

Feb 20 2023 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from a 6% increase in Q3 and a 9% increase in Q2, which is a continuation of a trend of moderating increases that began in Q1 2021,...

Allstate: $307M in January Cat Losses and Keeps the Auto Rate Hikes Coming

Feb 17 2023 // Allstate Corp. said it estimated catastrophe losses for the month of January of $307 million, or $243 million after-tax from nine events primarily in Texas and California.Catastrophe losses for the January events were...

31% of Workers Filing COVID Claims Suffer Long-Term, but Rate Declining: New York Fund

Feb 10 2023 // A report released this month by New York State Insurance Fund found that 31% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 continued medical treatment or took time off work more than 60 days after the initial...

Insurers View New Car Sales Rise in California as More Evidence for Rate Filings

Feb 9 2023 // New figures show car sales in California continue to slowly return to pre-pandemic levels, which the state’s auto insurers believe is another indication the state’s insurance regulator needs to approve more...

Business as Usual Won’t Work in a Hard Market: 4 Steps to Help Your Agency Come Out on Top

Feb 6 2023 // Prices are increasing. Customers are at risk of being underinsured. They have questions. And your phone is starting to ring more.Many agents were already struggling with staffing post-pandemic. But with historically higher...

North Carolina Rate Bureau Files for 28% Increase in Auto Insurance Rates

Feb 3 2023 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau is asking for a 28% increase in auto insurance rates for the state, an increase that will likely be slashed significantly by the state Department of Insurance.The average statewide increase...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 4% in Q4, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh

Feb 3 2023 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from a 6% increase in Q3 and a 9% increase in Q2, which is a continuation of a trend of moderating increases that began in Q1 2021,...