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P/C Insurers Returned $13B in Premiums Due to COVID-19 Reduced Exposures

Apr 21 2021 // U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums to policyholders in 2020 to reflect reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic.Auto insurers returned premium in the greatest numbers, though...

With Claims Rising, Cyber Insurers Need More Than Sizable Rate Increases: Fitch

Apr 20 2021 // Cyber insurance underwriters are reporting substantially higher claims losses in 2020 than in prior years and as a result face increasing profit pressure.insurers will have to achieve both significant premium rate...

North Carolina Dwelling Rates to Increase by 7.6%; Mobile Home Request in Dispute

Apr 19 2021 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on its proposed 18.7% dwelling insurance rate increase, averting a potentially costly administrative battle with...

P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best

Apr 19 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...

SCOR Reports 4.3% Increase in Reinsurance Prices During April Renewals

Apr 19 2021 // French reinsurer SCOR said it benefited strongly from continued improvements in pricing and terms and conditions, during the April 1, 2021 reinsurance renewals – a continuation of trends already seen during the January...

Suez Blockage Claims Expected to Hike Marine Reinsurance Rates, Says Willis Re

Apr 1 2021 // The blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to lead to large reinsurance claims, adding to upward pressure on marine reinsurance rates, James Vickers, chair of reinsurance broker Willis Re International, told Reuters.Formal...

London Market Insurers’ 2020 Profits Canceled by COVID-19 but Rates Are Rising

Apr 1 2021 // Pandemic-related losses in 2020 were substantial for London market insurers and offset most underwriting and investment returns, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings.The main drivers of losses were event...

North Carolina Insurers Request Increases on Mobile Home Policy Rates

Mar 23 2021 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a request with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to increase insurance rates for mobile home policies.The NCRB, which represents insurance companies and is not a part of...

Florida to Hold Hearing on Proposed National Specialty 24.9% Rate Increase

Mar 22 2021 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will conduct a virtual rate hearing this week on a proposed 24.9% rate increase filed by National Specialty Insurance Co. for its homeowners multi-peril lines of business.Velocity...

Employment Practices Insurance in Age of COVID, Vaccines, Shutdowns and Hard Market

Mar 18 2021 // Overall trends for the past 30 years in the employment practices liability insurance market have been influenced by society and culture. As concerns over racial and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, gender...

2.3% Rate Hike for Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Approved

Mar 18 2021 // Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will raise personal property insurance rates by 2.3% this year, the state insurance department said.The increase is in line with current inflation rates and evidences...

Florida Regulator to Hold Hearing for Proposed Citizens’ Rate Increases

Mar 12 2021 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will conduct a rate hearing on Monday, March 15 on proposed rate increases from Citizens Property Insurance Corp.The hearing will be held virtually at 9 am EST and will include...

Indiana Says Medical Malpractice Surcharge Rates to Decrease in July

Mar 10 2021 // The surcharge rates for healthcare providers electing to be qualified under Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act will go down in July, the Indiana Department of Insurance has announced.The department outlined the rate...

Workers’ Compensation Remained Outlier as Commercial Prices Continued Rising in Q4

Mar 9 2021 // U.S. commercial insurance prices again grew significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020.Again, except for workers’ compensation. According to Willis Towers Watson’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey...

Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Far From Keeping Up With Expected Losses

Mar 8 2021 // If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the NFIP rates would need to increase 4.5 times...

ICW Group in California Names Yuan Vice President, Product and Pricing

Mar 4 2021 // San Diego, Calif.-based ICW Group Insurance Cos. has named Iva Yuan vice president, product and pricing. Yuan will oversee the strategic direction of its product lines across the company’s various businesses. Yuan...

Reinsurers Saw ‘Good’ Rate Hikes in January Renewals, but Will Be Asking for More: S&P

Mar 2 2021 // Global property and casualty reinsurers saw “good” rate increases during the January 2021 renewals but they came up short of a hard market, dashing reinsurers’ hope of a strong start for 2021, according...

Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Far From Keeping Up With Expected Losses

Feb 22 2021 // If the nearly 4.3 million residential homes (1-4 units) across the country with substantial flood risk were to be insured through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the NFIP rates would need to increase 4.5 times...

AIG Hikes Rates Up to 45%; Reports Interest in Life/Retirement Unit Sale

Feb 18 2021 // American International Group Inc. said on Wednesday it is hiking some commercial insurance rates by as much as 45%, a trend it sees persisting in 2021, as the company prepares to install Peter Zaffino as its new chief...

As Metal Prices Rise, Atlanta Sees Theft of Catalytic Converters

Feb 17 2021 // Soaring prices for precious metals contained in some auto components is driving a rash of thefts in coastal Georgia.The Brunswick News reports 18 catalytic converters have been stolen from three truck rental companies in...