All the headlines from our Pricing Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2004 // The Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club filed with the state Department of Insurance for an overall 5 percent reduction in its California auto insurance rates. The rate reduction should save Auto Club policyholders an...
Mar 18 2004 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has approved the request of Physicians Insurance Company of Wisconsin Inc. (PIC) for a 15 percent increase for medical malpractice insurance. In addition to the 15 percent...
Mar 16 2004 // A bill creating an electronic database for insurers to use in allocating insurance property and casualty premium taxes was passed Tuesday by Florida’s House and is headed for a vote in the Senate.“We’ve...
Mar 10 2004 // MarketScout released its barometer for the month of February, noting rate reductions among other topics. According to Richard Kerr, chairman and CEO, of MarketScout, “The Lloyds and London Companies market is easing....
Mar 8 2004 // As Costello famously asked Abbott, “Who’s on first?”A new report released by leading independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent...
Mar 8 2004 // Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost one-third of such insurers filed rate changes in January,...
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets, I’m confused.Why such confusion? After reading tea leaves, consulting the...
Mar 8 2004 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas was established in 1988 as a result of legislation drafted by a committee that included Texas Surplus Lines Association members, Texas Department of Insurance staff and other...
Mar 8 2004 // Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to reveal (this information is in poor taste, akin to discussing a woman’s age), and now have seen multiple hard and soft markets,...
Mar 8 2004 // Surplus lines company executives and wholesalers at NAPSLO responded uniformly with broad smiles when asked about their 2003 results.Although I’ve been around the specialty industry for more years than I care to...
Mar 1 2004 // The U.S. auto insurance sector may be approaching a yield sign of increased competition after cruising through favorable pricing conditions for the last three years, according to a special report by Fitch Ratings. Though...
Feb 26 2004 // Captive agency carrier the Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. announced the introduction of the new home/life discount for its North Dakota homeowners customers. Customers who have both a life insurance policy and a...
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 23 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 17 2004 // Insurers are applying the brakes to workers’ compensation rate increases in Missouri, according to the state’s insurance department. After almost one-third of such insurers filed rate changes in January,...
Feb 17 2004 // Swiss Re announced that it has registered a seven percent increase in P/C premium growth following the latest round of renewals, occasioned by a “combination of further rate increases and portfolio...
Feb 12 2004 // Auto insurance rates for Michigan policyholders rose slower than the national average in 2003, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM). Michigan’s auto insurance rates increased an average of 7 percent...
Feb 10 2004 // First Premium Insurance Group Inc. of Covington, La., a growing regional property and casualty insurance broker, announced its newest team members, Steven J. Weisgerber and Elizabeth W. Jenkins. Weisgerber joined First...
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...
Feb 9 2004 // As Abbott and Costello famously observed, “Who’s on First?” A new report from independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent competition,...