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Aviva Plans ‘Regular and Sustainable’ Investor Payouts as Premiums Rise

Nov 9 2022 // Aviva plans “regular and sustainable” investor payouts, its CEO said on Wednesday, as the British insurer reiterated plans for a share buyback program alongside its 2022 results and posted a rise in nine-month...

BRP Group Posts 91% Revenue Growth, but Still Saw Loss in Q3

Nov 9 2022 // BRP Group, the parent company of the national brokerage known as Baldwin Risk Partners, announced a near-doubling of revenue for the third quarter of 2022 over this time last year, but it still saw a net loss of $47...

Florida Approves 8.4% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates Without Asking for More

Nov 8 2022 // The Florida insurance commissioner has approved a decrease in overall workers’ compensation rates for 2023, and he did not demand a sharper decrease from actuaries.The National Council on Compensation Insurance in...

Brazil’s BB Seguridade Raises Full-Year Forecasts as Q3 Profit Jumps 69%

Nov 7 2022 // Brazilian insurer BB Seguridade Participacoes SA raised some of its full-year forecasts on Monday after reporting a 69% jump in third-quarter profit on the back of a strong performance in insurance, pension plans and...

Inflation, Debt Crisis, Cost of Living Pose Top Business Risks in G20 Nations: Survey

Nov 7 2022 // Runaway inflation, an unfolding debt crisis and cost-of-living problems pose the biggest threats to doing business for G20 countries in the next two years, data from the World Economic Forum showed on Monday.Inflation has...

Ahem, Florida Lawmakers: State Insurance Market Badly Needs an Oil Change

Nov 7 2022 // As the Florida Legislature prepares for its 2nd Special Session on property insurance in 2022, it’s time we examine why our market sputtered out of control and discuss the necessary solutions to fix it. Many...

Oklahoma Work Comp Rates to Decrease 8.2% in 2023

Nov 7 2022 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced that businesses should see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance beginning on January 1, 2023. The Oklahoma Insurance Department has approved...

Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios

Nov 7 2022 // U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...

Agency E&O Premiums Rise Again; 3 Years in a Row, More Agencies Report Paying More for E&O Coverage

Nov 7 2022 // Agency errors and omissions premiums have risen on average for three years in a row, according to Insurance Journal’s annual Agency E&O survey.Some 70.5% of respondents saw an increase in their agency E&O...

Moody’s: Environmental Considerations Increasingly Pressuring Issuers’ Credit Profiles

Nov 3 2022 // A Moody’s Investors Service Report shows that 16 sectors holding $4.3 trillion in rated debt are exposed to high or very high environmental credit risk.That’s more than twice as much as when the Paris Agreement...

Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Taken Down in Raid

Nov 3 2022 // Twenty-one people in nine states were arrested and charged Nov. 2 with their roles in conspiracies to steal catalytic converters from vehicles across the country and sell them for profit.According to the U.S. Department of...

Progressive Easing Up on Rate Hikes; Flo Coming Back to a State Near You

Nov 3 2022 // Progressive’s Flo won’t reappear on TV screens in every state, but the insurer she pitches for is comfortable pursuing business growth, company leaders said yesterday.That means potentially using more...

China’s Regulators Commit to Growth and Reforms, Seeking to Allay Foreign Concerns

Nov 2 2022 // China’s top financial regulators said on Wednesday that economic growth remains a priority and reforms and liberalization would continue, seeking to allay foreign investors’ fears that ideology could take...

Q3 Net Income Down 30% at The Hartford; $214M in Ian Losses

Oct 31 2022 // Compared to the same window last year, net income at The Hartford was down during the third quarter of 2022 – but core earnings were up during what the company’s CEO described as a strong stretch.Third quarter 2022...

WTW Posts Drop in Q2 Net Income, Revises 2024 Outlook on Russia Losses

Oct 28 2022 // Third-quarter net income at broker WTW was $192 million compared to $907 million during the prior-year third quarter.Net income for the third quarter 2021 included the $1 billion income receipt that was received as a...

Acrisure Continues UK Growth by Acquiring Sutton Winson and Sutton Specialist Risks

Oct 28 2022 // Acrisure, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurance broker and fintech specialist, announced the acquisitions of Sutton Winson and Sutton Specialist Risks (SSR), in the UK.The deals are expected to close in the near term,...

Global Insurance Rates Continue Rising at Slower Levels; Cyber Outpaces Other Lines

Oct 27 2022 // Global insurance pricing continued to rise, although at a slower pace, during the third quarter, which saw commercial insurance premiums increase an average of 6%, down from 9% in Q2, according to Marsh’s Global...

Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase in Auto Loss Ratios

Oct 27 2022 // US auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...

A Decade After Sandy, New York City Resiliency Projects, Spending Lag: Comptroller

Oct 26 2022 // Ten years after Superstorm Sandy pounded New York City’s coastal areas, taking 43 lives and causing $19 billion in damages, many resiliency projects remain years from completion and billions of dollars in recovery...

Chubb’s Q3 Numbers: Net Income Falls on Realized Losses; P/C Profits Up 15%

Oct 26 2022 // In spite of incurring nearly $1 billion in pre-tax net losses from Hurricane Ian, Chubb reported a combined ratio of 93.1 for the third quarter of 2022, representing $710 million in underwriting income.Property/casualty...