All the headlines from our Pricing Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 22 2022 // Insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, as record premium growth cushioned a hit from higher catastrophe-related claims and lower returns on investments.The...
Jul 18 2022 // The cost of buying insurance protection against mass shootings has spiked more than 10% in the United States this year following a string of deadly events, insurers said.The United States witnessed 293 mass shootings so...
Jul 12 2022 // According to analysis by insurtech Policygenius, home insurance premiums are rising faster than inflationFrom May 2021 to May 2022, the price of goods and services increased 8.6% in the U.S. In the same time period, home...
Jul 8 2022 // Another blowout jobs number and continued wage growth will likely stiffen resolve at the Federal Reserve for another three-quarter point rate increase at the central bank’s July meeting, as the welcome news of a...
Jul 5 2022 // MarketScout said commercial property/casualty rates in the U.S. during the second quarter 2022 were about the same as the first quarter, with composite average rate increases across all lines of just over 5.9%.Increases...
Jul 1 2022 // Property reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% in Florida at July 1 renewals and by up to 40% in the United States overall, reinsurance broker Gallagher Re said on Friday, as reinsurers grappled with higher inflation...
Jun 29 2022 // The cost of buying insurance protection against mass shootings has spiked more than 10% in the United States this year following a string of deadly events, insurers said.The United States witnessed 293 mass shootings so...
Jun 29 2022 // Alexandra Bretschneider said it feels like she has been a part-time grim reaper the last two years.The cyber practice leader at broker Johnson, Kendall & Johnson said, “I am just constantly delivering bad...
Jun 28 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Hiscox.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW’s Hires EY’s Mayers for Commercial Lines Pricing,...
Jun 27 2022 // Five months ago, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. filed for a near-maximum-allowed rate increase for most of its policies, citing the need to continue depopulating the rapidly growing insurer of last resort.Last week,...
Jun 27 2022 // Two more Florida property insurers have stopped accepting new business in the state. One of them blamed it partly on unfair and unexpectedly large price increases from reinsurers this year. The other carrier said that,...
Jun 20 2022 // No other industry has weathered a global pandemic, economic changes, and a decade-long shortage of skilled labor better than the construction industry. Contractors have shown they are a hardy bunch, adapting to a hard...
Jun 6 2022 // Premium growth during the first quarter of 2022 saw an average increase of 11%, which was supported by continued favorable pricing for commercial insurance lines and reinsurance business, according to a report from...
Jun 6 2022 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ (CIAB) Commercial Property/Casualty Market Index, capacity for cyber insurance may be decreasing while demand is increasing, which could have driven cyber...
Jun 6 2022 // To counteract rising construction material costs that have increased about 26.7% the first four months of 2022, personal and commercial property insurers will continue to gradually increase rates, said Moody’s...
Jun 6 2022 // California written premium for 2021 was 2% below 2020 and 14% below 2019, a new report shows.The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued released its quarterly experience report, an update...
Jun 3 2022 // Starting this week, North Carolina homeowners will see insurance premiums rise by an average of almost 8% for new and renewing policies, after a negotiated rate increase took effect June 1.The North Carolina Rate Bureau...
May 31 2022 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ (CIAB) Commercial Property/Casualty Market Index, capacity for cyber insurance may be decreasing while demand is increasing, which could have driven cyber...
May 31 2022 // Premium growth during the first quarter saw an average increase of 11%, which was supported by continued favorable pricing for commercial insurance lines and reinsurance business, according to a report from Gallagher...
May 26 2022 // California written premium for 2021 was 2% below 2020 and 14% below 2019, a new report shows.The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California issued released its quarterly experience report, an update...