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Norway’s Protector Forsikring Insured Grenfell Tower Fire; Price Tag Debated

Jun 22 2017 // Olso-based Protector Forsikring is the insurer of Grenfell Tower, the residential block that was destroyed last week by a raging fire that killed 79 people.“Based on the information we have as of now, the damage is...

Florida’s Citizens Approves Policy Changes, 5.3% Statewide Rate Increase for 2018

Jun 21 2017 // Homeowners in South Florida, as well as in many other parts of the state, should expect additional rate increases next year from the state-run insurer of last resort.Citizens Board of Governors approved recommended rates...

California Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2018 to Increase

Jun 20 2017 // California’s 2018 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2018, the state’s Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on Tuesday.The minimum TTD rate will increase...

2% Rate Hike Approved for North Carolina Auto Insurers

Jun 19 2017 // North Carolina’s insurance regulator says he’s reached a deal with auto insurers for a premium increase of just over 2 percent instead of the nearly 14 percent average increase companies sought in February. The...

In ‘Classic’ Soft Market Battle, Brokers and Carriers Attack Each Other

Jun 14 2017 // Chief executive officers of property/casualty insurance carriers and insurance brokers called each other out last week for engaging in activities they said are “classic signs of a soft market.”During a session...

Cyber Liability Sales Show More Growth, Price Stability: Report

Jun 5 2017 // Businesses are buying more cyber insurance and prices for the coverage are stabilizing, according to the latest survey by The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.According to the survey of about 100 commercial lines...

All Commercial Lines Rates, Even Workers’ Compensation, Up in May: IVANS Index

Jun 1 2017 // The May IVANS Index shows that for the first time in several months, premium renewal rates in all major commercial insurance lines are in positive territory. Notably, May is the first time in 2017 that workers’...

Massachusetts’ The Hanover Insurance Group Elects Price to Board of Directors

May 31 2017 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc., a Worcester, Mass.-based holding company for several property and casualty insurance companies, has elected Michael D. Price to the company’s board of directors, effective July 3....

Cyber Insurance Sales Continue to Grow, Prices Stabilize, Brokers Report

May 23 2017 // Businesses are buying more cyber insurance and prices for the coverage are stabilizing, according to the latest survey by The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers.According to the survey of about 100 commercial lines...

New York Board Proposes 4.5% Workers’ Compensation Rate Decrease

May 16 2017 // New York businesses could soon see some slight relief in workers’ compensation premiums, according to an announcement from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.The governor’s office released a statement Monday saying that the...

Louisiana Worker’ Comp Rates Are Down, but Costs per Claim Growing

May 15 2017 // Workers’ compensation rates decreased statewide in Louisiana on May 1 by 9.8 percent, marking the fourth year in a row rates have dropped in that state, according to insurance regulators.In January, the Louisiana...

Most Commercial Insurance Premiums Up in April: IVANS Index

May 3 2017 // Most standard commercial lines products saw an uptick in premiums at renewal in April, with workers’ compensation being the main exception, according to the IVANS Index.Business owners and commercial property...

California Wants Insurers to Double up on Rate Filings

May 1 2017 // Health insurers seeking regulatory approval for 2018 individual insurance plans can file two sets of premium rates as a way to deal with market uncertainty created by Republicans’ promise to repeal and replace...

Report Shows California Workers’ Comp Written Premium up in 2016

May 1 2017 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has completed its report on statewide workers’ comp insurer loss and premium experience through Dec. 31, 2016.The major findings of the WCIRB...

MetLife CEO Says Businesses Must Give Up Tax Breaks for Lower Tax Rate

Apr 28 2017 // MetLife Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian said industries must be willing to forfeit some of their advantages in the tax code in order for the U.S. to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to...

Report Shows California Workers’ Comp Written Premium up in 2016

Apr 17 2017 // California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has completed its report on statewide workers’ comp insurer loss and premium experience through Dec. 31, 2016. The major findings of the WCIRB...

Insurance Rates for Architects, Engineers Stabilize or Decline in 2016: Survey

Apr 17 2017 // Although a slim majority of insurance companies providing architects and engineers professional liability insurance saw their rates stabilize in 2016, nearly one in three experienced modest rate decreases, according to a...

Top 25: P/C Direct Premium Written Up 4 Percent in 2016

Apr 17 2017 // Direct premium written (DPW) for property/casualty insurance companies continues to increase, albeit gradually. At year-end 2015, more than $582 billion of DPW was reported. For 2016, total DPW for all P/C insurers...

North Carolina Regulator Calls 13.8% Auto Rate Hike Unwarranted

Apr 17 2017 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s request for an auto rate hike of 13.8 percent is not justified based on the data submitted, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.The decision, made...

UK Car Premiums Rise by 16% to $949 with More Pain Ahead: Willis Towers Watson, Confused.com

Apr 11 2017 // U.K. car insurance premiums rose 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017, with motorists now paying an average of £781 ($949), which is £110 ($134), or 16 percent, higher than average premiums paid in the same period...