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Q3 2023 Signals Six Years of Premium Increases for Commercial Lines: CIAB

Nov 30 2023 // Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly more than 8% on average in the third quarter, marking six full years of steady increases.According to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q3...

New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Rates to Fall 3.9% for 2024

Nov 28 2023 // New Jersey’s insurance regulator has approved a 3.9% reduction in workers’ compensation and employer liability rates starting January 1, 2024.The approved statewide rate change is based on the latest financial...

The 4 Key Factors Contributing to Rising Insurance Rates

Nov 20 2023 // It’s no secret to buyers of almost any type of property/casualty insurance policy — home, auto, business — that rates are rising, regardless of whether claims have been submitted.People may also have...

Connecticut Approves 10% Rate Reductions for Workers’ Compensation for 2024

Nov 16 2023 // Businesses in Connecticut will receive a nearly 10% decrease in rates for workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2024.The Connecticut Insurance Department has approved an annual workers’...

Average Premiums Keep Rising for Most Commercial Lines: IVANS

Nov 8 2023 // Ivan’s Index for the third quarter found the average premium renewal rate increased for all major commercial lines of business except workers’ compensation.Compared to the same period a year ago, Q3 2023...

Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop

Nov 8 2023 // The number of insurance claims filed for catalytic converter thefts plummeted this year after rising dramatically in 2021 and 2022.National Insurance Crime Bureau data shows that as of Sept. 30, the number of claimed...

Despite Hard Market, P/C Combined Ratio Forecast Near 104 for 2023

Nov 6 2023 // Losses resulting from severe convective storms are expected to drive the 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry to 103.8, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the Insurance...

Agency E&O Buyers Report Fewer Price Hikes But Overall Premiums Still Up

Nov 6 2023 // Fewer agencies reported increases in premium on their agency errors and omissions renewal policies from 2022 to 2023, according to Insurance Journal’s annual Agency E&O survey which polls buyers of the coverage...

World’s Ghost Fleet in Focus Over US Russian Price-Cap Crackdown

Oct 26 2023 // U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away from mainstream tankers, shipping sources and...

Viewpoint: Get Ready Now for the Soft Market (Because It’s Coming)

Oct 24 2023 // Executive summary: Tony Buckle and John Carolin, co-founders of the boutique insurance consultancy UWX, analyze underwriter motivation during the soft phase of the market cycle. While average market prices are the hardest...

Report: Young Driver Fatality Rates in the US Have Fallen Sharply

Oct 23 2023 // Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel.Using data from...

Hannover Re’s Germany Unit Expects Further Price Hikes at January Renewals

Oct 23 2023 // E+S Rückversicherung AG, the Hannover Re subsidiary responsible for the group’s German business, expects further price increases and improved conditions during the Jan. 1, 2024 reinsurance renewals.Natural disasters...

UK Commercial Property Defaults Rise as Rate Hikes Hit Borrowers

Oct 17 2023 // The number of soured commercial real estate loans has begun to rise in the UK as the rapid increase in interest rates feeds through to property valuations.The overall default rate on UK commercial real estate debt reached...

Homeowners Face Rising Insurance Rates as Climate Change Makes Wildfires, Storms More Common

Oct 16 2023 // A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report...

Delaware Workers’ Compensation Rates to Fall 7% and 11% in December

Oct 12 2023 // Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced that Delaware’s workers’ compensation rates will decrease for the seventh year in a row, effective December 1, 2023. The voluntary market is expected to...

Survey: Cyber Budgets, Insurance Premium Jump Across Sectors

Oct 10 2023 // Budgets and insurance policy costs have increased exponentially despite doubts surrounding efficacy of cyber practices, according to a recent survey gauging cybersecurity practices among global debt issuers conducted by...

Iowa Farmers Eligible for $5 per Acre Discount on Spring Crop Insurance Premiums for Planting Fall Cover Crops

Oct 5 2023 // Iowa farmers and landowners who plant fall cover crops will soon have the opportunity to apply for a $5 per acre discount on their spring crop insurance premiums, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced.Farmers...

Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Corridor Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says

Oct 2 2023 // A new corridor allowing cargo vessels to carry Ukrainian grain and iron ore from Black Sea ports has significantly lowered freight rates and they are likely to fall further, Ukraine’s farm minister said on...

Policygenius Finds Average Home Insurance Prices Up 21%

Oct 2 2023 // Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has found that home insurance premiums at renewal increased 21% on average from May 2022 to May 2023.The state that saw the highest average increase for homeowners insurance during...

Texas Comptroller: State Revenue Driven by Increasing Insurance Premiums

Sep 29 2023 // When Texas lawmakers meet next month for a special session on funding public education, they will have more money available to them to spend than they anticipated when they passed the state’s $321.3 billion budget...