All the headlines from our Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 24 2023 // “Stabilization” and “moderation” continued to be the operative words for premium increases in the commercial property/casualty market, but many clients remain concerned about future hikes, according...
Feb 24 2023 // Georgia lawmakers are watering down a bill to allow heavier trucks on state highways after widespread opposition to the original measure by state and local officials.Rep. Steven Meeks, a Screven Republican, described the...
Feb 24 2023 // Declines in pregnancy- and childbirth-related deaths that took place over a decade and a half have stalled since 2015, as rates increased in some of the world’s wealthiest regions.Maternal mortality increased by 17%...
Feb 23 2023 // Executives of insurtech Lemonade say they’re slowing down growth in 2023, as the company waits for regulators to approve rate hikes needed to keep up with inflation.“So long as these mismatched pockets persist,...
Feb 22 2023 // The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus.In...
Feb 20 2023 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from a 6% increase in Q3 and a 9% increase in Q2, which is a continuation of a trend of moderating increases that began in Q1 2021,...
Feb 20 2023 // Economic and insured losses from secondary perils from natural catastrophes are accelerating and surpassing the loss totals from primary perils, leading reinsurers to require higher attachment points, according to...
Feb 20 2023 // As 2023 moves into the second quarter, intense speculation surrounds us as to how the economy will perform for the rest of this year and into next. Many economists predict that the Federal Reserve’s dramatically...
Feb 20 2023 // On the heels of the lowest U.S. unemployment rate in 53 years, insurance agency employees across the nation reported the highest salary and compensation percentage increases in the history of Insurance Journal’s...
Feb 20 2023 // Specialization is critical in the cattle business and increased consumer demand for protein is driving new trends, including niche farms that offer direct-to-consumer strategies.In today’s evolving and growing...
Feb 17 2023 // RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, announced it has secured an innovative multi-year excess-of-loss corporate member reinsurance cover.The reinsurance has been...
Feb 16 2023 // Vehicle pricing was a major concern during the inflationary environment that dominated headlines in 2022, however a new report shows sales of electric vehicles in California rose by more than 50% last year from 2021 with...
Feb 15 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Recently, AgentSync Co-Founders Jenn Knight and Niji Sabharwal sat down with Judy Shaw, host of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) video series Floor Talk to discuss...
Feb 14 2023 // Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations increased by 87% in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the manufacturing sector, according to findings published Tuesday.Hackers last year...
Feb 14 2023 // The distribution and severity of nurse practitioner (NP) office practice setting claims have increased sharply since 2017, according to a new report from CNA in collaboration with its business partners at Nurses Service...
Feb 10 2023 // A report released this month by New York State Insurance Fund found that 31% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 continued medical treatment or took time off work more than 60 days after the initial...
Feb 9 2023 // New figures show car sales in California continue to slowly return to pre-pandemic levels, which the state’s auto insurers believe is another indication the state’s insurance regulator needs to approve more...
Feb 9 2023 // Incidents of fraudulent instruction scams were up 13% in 2022, according to specialist insurer Beazley’s new Cyber Services Snapshot report.Under fraudulent instruction scams, criminals use hacking and phishing...
Feb 7 2023 // The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally are...
Feb 6 2023 // Last week, a special session of the Louisiana Legislature passed and funded an effort to deter insurance companies from leaving the Pelican State after a raft of hurricanes wreaked havoc on the financials of several...