All the headlines from our Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2023 // Three out of four Americans believe gun owners should be required to have firearm liability insurance, according to a recent survey.Those are the numbers out of a new ValuePenguin survey of 1,995 people ages 18 to 77...
May 4 2023 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual...
May 4 2023 // Banks and insurers are more frequently adding coal exclusion policies to their investments while those with existing policies are toughening them up despite record profits in the sector, according to a report on...
May 3 2023 // The UK is to set to ban cold calls that sell financial products including insurance and cryptocurrencies in an effort to crack down on fraud, which costs the country around £7 billion ($8.7 billion) a year.Announcing its...
May 3 2023 // The year-over-year decline in D&O insurance prices for the first quarter of 2023 is greater than any prior drop over a comparable period in more than a decade, historical information presented in a new Aon report...
May 3 2023 // In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t...
May 3 2023 // Direct premium written through the delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAE) market in the United States continued its significant growth rate in 2022, increasing by 13.8 percent to $67.6 billion, according to a...
May 2 2023 // RSA Insurance announced it is launching a Superyacht practice, providing comprehensive cover for the larger end of the market, which is traditionally professionally skippered and crewed.The practice will be led by Emily...
May 2 2023 // At the top of increasing concerns for directors and officers around the globe are economic, geopolitical and cyber risks, according to the latest Directors and Officers Liability 2023 Survey released by Willis Towers...
May 2 2023 // Risk retention groups may not be the sexiest of insurance topics, but they have gained new attention this week after the Florida House of Representatives approved a bill that would require strong financial ratings for the...
Apr 28 2023 // State Farm Tops List of Large Insurers Providing Satisfying Shopping Experience, While The Hartford Ranked Highest Among Midsize InsurersSaving money is the primary focus of consumers searching for auto insurance,...
Apr 28 2023 // Insured losses for floods that hit Southeast Australia in October 2022 have risen to A$907 million (US$600.2 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe...
Apr 28 2023 // Key figures in the insurance industry said rising Russian oil prices are making it harder for them to know if they can lawfully cover Russian cargoes.Since December, buyers of Russian crude oil have only been allowed to...
Apr 27 2023 // Average global cyber insurance prices continued to moderate in the first quarter, with average price increases of 11%, compared to 28% in Q4 2022, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published by insurance...
Apr 26 2023 // Moscow has seen “practically no results” from a pact with the United Nations that aimed to help Russia’s grain and fertilizer exports and blamed Western countries for creating a deadlock, Foreign Minister...
Apr 24 2023 // W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley said the insurer is not going to follow the directors and officers market “down the drain.”During a call with analysts to discuss first quarter earnings,...
Apr 20 2023 // Cannabis enthusiasts have the 4/20 holiday, but in two days some 7.9 billion people have cause to celebrate.Earth Day is Saturday, and while today’s eyes are on the cannabis holiday, the media is already starting to...
Apr 20 2023 // Auto insurers have been forthcoming in their desire to achieve rate to match increases in claims costs and, so far in 2023, consumers are not standing by.According to a quarterly report from J.D. Power, in collaboration...
Apr 19 2023 // Executive Summary: An uncertain economic landscape leading to a rise in claims, decreasing rates, and proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on environmental, social and governance disclosures (ESG) are...
Apr 18 2023 // Annual challenge begins April 24, raises funds in the fight against childhood hunger in US & UKLOS ANGELES (April 13, 2021) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization...