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75% of Independent Agencies Report Revenue Gains From 2022-23

Sep 27 2024 // Despite challenging conditions, 75% of independent insurance agencies saw revenue gains from 2022 to 2023, according to the 2024 Agency Universe Study. That number is significantly higher than between 2020 and 2021, during...

Ransomware, Email Compromise Leading Causes of Cyber Loss: NetDiligence

Sep 27 2024 // Cybersecurity claims reported in recent years vary sharply, with larger claims reaching $500 million of data loss and smaller claims as low $1,000.NetDilligence released its annual report, which analyzes 10,464 claims from...

State Farm Posts Worst HO Loss Ratio Since 2011; Peers Recover: S&P

Sep 26 2024 // State Farm was the only one of 10 major players in the homeowners insurance market reporting a worse second-quarter loss ratio for the line than it did in 2023, according to a new analysis.The outlier result came even as...

Moody’s: Private Market Insured Losses From Francine to Not Exceed $2B

Sep 18 2024 // U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Francine are estimated to not exceed $2 billion, Moody’s RMS Event Response team said.Losses to the National Flood Insurance Program from the hurricane are estimated...

Flooding in Central Europe Could Cause Billions in Economic Losses, Analysts Say

Sep 17 2024 // The latest flooding in central Europe could cause economic losses ranging from several hundred million euros to billions, early estimates published on Monday found, as the region braced for more damage.Credit rating agency...

Hurricane Francine Insured Losses to Be Manageable With New Orleans Miss

Sep 16 2024 // Losses from Hurricane Francine are expected to be manageable for property/casualty insurers, with major population centers sparred from the worst of the storm’s damage.Privately insured loss from Hurricane Francine...

Hawaii Probe Finds No Single Factor Led to Maui Wildfire Losses

Sep 16 2024 // No single factor led a fire in the seaside Hawaiian town of Lahaina last year to rage out of control and kill 102 people, according to a state report that assesses the government’s response to the disaster but not...

US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Sep 16 2024 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.“After years of consistent losses,...

Francine Estimated to Cause $9B in Damage With $1.5B in Insured Losses

Sep 13 2024 // A preliminary estimate shows total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Francine in the U.S. is expected to be $9 billion.The storm effects are continuing to be felt, and some areas have yet to report complete...

Hurricane Debby Florida Losses Top $121M; 60% of Claims Closed

Sep 11 2024 // A month after Hurricane Debby made landfall in northern Florida, the number of property insurance claims has reached almost 20,000, and total estimated insured losses are more than $121.5 million, the Florida Office of...

California Policyholders May Be On the Hook for Wildfire Losses

Sep 9 2024 // California homeowners could be required to pay a surcharge if the state’s insurer of last resort is unable to cover losses from a catastrophic wildfire.The California Department of Insurance sent a bulletin to...

London’s ExCel Centre Wins Insurance Appeal Over COVID-19 Losses

Sep 6 2024 // The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won an appeal brought by insurers, including Allianz, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could help thousands of other policyholders.London...

Update: NYC’s Largest Cab Insurer Ordered to Explore Sale After Losses

Sep 6 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator ordered American Transit Insurance Co. to immediately find capital and explore a sale in a damning report laying out its severe financial condition.The report laid out dozens of...

New Hampshire Approves 5.6% Workers’ Compensation Loss Cost Decrease for 2025

Sep 6 2024 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) reports that it has approved a workers’ compensation rate proposal that will reduce voluntary loss costs by 5.6% on average.The new lower rates will apply to voluntary...

New York Regulator Orders Taxi Insurer to Weigh Sale After Losses

Sep 5 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator issued a damning report laying out the severely flawed financial condition of New York’s largest insurer of taxis and for-hire vehicles, as well as dozens of potential financial...

Lloyd’s Reports Best H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2007, With 83.7 Combined Ratio

Sep 5 2024 // The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market reported overall profit before tax of £4.9 billion (US$6.4 billion), a 25.6% increase from the £3.9 billion (US$5.1 billion) reported during H1 2023.The combined ratio,...

Climate Losses Batter Insurers While Reinsurers Step Back

Sep 5 2024 // As the planet warms and more natural disasters occur, insurers are facing an increasingly difficult time.In 2023, for the fourth year in a row, global insured catastrophe losses exceeded $100 billion. The trend continues...

Pilot Declared Emergency, Loss of Autopilot Before Crash That Killed 3

Sep 5 2024 // The pilot of a plane that crashed in northeast Wyoming in July, killing seven people, declared an emergency and loss of the autopilot shortly before the incident that claimed the lives of three members of the Gospel Music...

Natural Disasters to Cause $151 Billion in Annual Insurer Losses

Sep 4 2024 // Urban expansion, property exposure and climate change could fuel a 40% increase in annual natural-catastrophe losses for the global insurance industry, according to a new report.The annual loss could rise to $151 billion...

Global Non-Life Reinsurer’s Profits to Peak in 2024: Fitch Ratings

Sep 3 2024 // Fitch Ratings published midyear underwriting results for 19 non-life reinsurers, finding that the group’s average first-half 2024 combined ratio was 84.2, and forecasting continued profits for the rest of 2024 and...