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Q2 Commercial P/C Premiums Up 6.1%: CIAB

Sep 5 2022 // The second quarter 2022 marked a full five years of premium increases for across all lines of commercial insurance business, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB).The...

Cyber Insurance Price Hike Hits Local Governments Hard

Aug 29 2022 // This story originally appeared on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.Horry County, South Carolina, officials were in for a shock earlier this year, when they discovered their cyber insurance premium...

Rising Premiums, Low Catastrophe Losses Boost U.S., Bermuda Reinsurers’ H1 Profits

Aug 24 2022 // U.S. and Bermuda reinsurers reported strong operating performance for the first six months of 2022, supported by continued pricing increases in most reinsurance and specialty lines of business as well as tighter terms and...

North Carolina Rate Bureau Wants 43% Hike in Dwelling Rates for 2023-24

Aug 23 2022 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has recommended a statewide average increase of 42.6% over the next two years for dwelling property policies.The rate hikes would be an average of 19.6% for April 2023 and 19.2% for 2024, the...

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase

Aug 22 2022 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country’s largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25% rate increase in the state.“I am angry and disappointed that Allstate...

P/C Underwriting Profitability to Worsen as Inflation, Hard Market Persist: Triple-I, Milliman

Aug 16 2022 // The 2022 combined ratio for the property/casualty insurance industry is forecast to be 100.7, a worsening of 1.2 points relative to 2021, driven by significant deterioration in the personal auto line.Loss pressures and a...

Q2 Commercial P/C Premiums Up 6.1%: CIAB

Aug 16 2022 // The second quarter 2022 marked a full five years of premium increases for across all lines of commercial insurance business, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB).The...

Viewpoint: More Sweeping Cellphone Laws Reduce Crash Rates

Aug 15 2022 // It’s common knowledge that texting while driving is illegal in most places. But what about tapping the screen of your cellphone to accept a faster route suggested by Google Maps? What if your phone is mounted on the...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 9%, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh

Aug 15 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 9% in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11% increase in Q1), continuing a trend of moderating rate increases that began in Q1 2021, according to the Global Insurance...

U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth: AM Best

Aug 15 2022 // Premiums in the federal multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program surged in 2021 to a record high of $14.9 billion, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year, according to an AM Best report.The new Best’s...

Allstate ‘Further Accelerating’ Rate Hikes Following Q2 Loss

Aug 4 2022 // Allstate Corp. said it is accelerating its plan to increase auto insurance rates as it reported unprofitable results for the second quarter.Allstate booked a net loss of $1.04 billion in the second quarter compared with a...

Q2 Rate Increases Hold Steady: MarketScout

Aug 4 2022 // Personal and commercial rate increases stabilized virtually across the board in the second quarter of 2022, according to MarketScout’s Market Barometer.U.S. personal lines rates increased 5.16 % in the second quarter...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 9%, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh

Aug 1 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 9% in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11% increase in Q1), continuing a trend of moderating rate increases that began in Q1 2021, according to the Global Insurance...

Most Commercial Insurance Renewal Rate Changes Remain Up: Ivans Index

Aug 1 2022 // Premium renewal rate changes for all major commercial lines of business increased year over year with the exception of the workers’ compensation line, which remained negative, according to the Ivans Index second...

U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth on Commodity Prices, Innovation: AM Best

Jul 29 2022 // Premiums in the federal multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program surged in 2021 to a record high of $14.9 billion, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year, according to an AM Best report.The new Best’s...

Report: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium Down in 2021

Jul 27 2022 // Written premium for 2021 was 1.4% below that for 2020 and is the lowest since 2012, a new report shows.The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued its quarterly report on written premium,...

Alpine Glaciers Decline at Record Rates Following Heatwaves

Jul 26 2022 // MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland – From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of...

Wisconsin Insurance Premiums for Worker’s Comp Decline

Jul 26 2022 // Wisconsin companies will pay 8.47% less in worker’s compensation insurance rates starting Oct. 1, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported.The lower rates reportedly reflect continued worker safety...

Most Commercial Insurance Renewal Rate Changes Remain Up: Ivans Index

Jul 22 2022 // Premium renewal rate changes for all major commercial lines of business increased year over year with the exception of the workers’ compensation line, which remained negative, according to the Ivans Index second...

Beazley’s H1 Profits Drop but Full-Year Outlook Rises on Cyber Premium Growth

Jul 22 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley on Friday reported first-half profits fell on hits to its investment portfolio from market volatility, but raised its full-year profitability guidance on an increase in cyber risk...