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Planning, the Pandemic and Price Increases

Mar 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety.Here’s valuable advice you can share with your construction clients, particularly those who require performance bonds. Although this article was written...

Connectivity Advancements and 4 Other Tech Trends Transforming the Insurance Industry

Mar 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance world isn’t moving at the speed of light quite yet, but technology is still bound to transform the ways insurance agents and carriers do business...

Authentication Firm Okta Says Up to 366 Customers Potentially Hit by Hack

Mar 23 2022 // Shares in Okta Inc fell 9% on Wednesday after the U.S. digital authentication firm said hundreds of its customers may have been affected by a security breach involving hacking group Lapsus$.The breach sparked concern as...

Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID

Mar 22 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher.After giving customers premium...

Inflation Outpacing Premium Increases for Auto and Homeowners Lines

Mar 21 2022 // US Insurers — already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters — are failing to raise premiums at a pace that matches the inflation rate, according to the American Property Casualty...

More Price Increases for US Commercial Insurance in Q4 2021: WTW

Mar 21 2022 // U.S. commercial insurance prices rose again in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to WTW’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).The aggregate commercial price change reported by carriers was...

Most Middle-Market CFOs Believe ESG Strategy Will Improve Financial Growth

Mar 16 2022 // According to a new survey from professional services firm BDO, about two-thirds of middle-market CFOs think implementing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) plan will benefit financial performance in the long...

Arkansas Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decrease in 2022

Mar 14 2022 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain announced on March 10 that Arkansas businesses could see another rate decrease in workers’ compensation insurance in 2022.The Arkansas Insurance Department (AID) approved...

AM Best Downgrades Outlook for Florida Family Insurance Companies

Mar 10 2022 // The AM Best rating firm has downgraded the credit rating and the outlook for Florida Family Insurance and its subsidiary, Florida Family Home Insurance Co.The rating firm said the companies’ long-term issuer credit...

Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims

Mar 8 2022 // A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic and insurers for some of the largest drug makers, distributors and pharmacies are refusing to help pay for it.A Delaware Supreme Court ruling in January...

Russian invasion leads to its insurance market isolation

Mar 8 2022 // Any major event or upheaval that affects the economy, the environment, technology, health or law somehow touches insurance. War is no exception. The repercussions of Russia’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine...

APCIA: Inflation Outpacing Premium Increases for Auto and Homeowners Lines

Mar 8 2022 // US Insurers — already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters — are also failing to raise premiums at a pace that matches an historic inflation rate, the American Property Casualty Insurance...

More Price Increases for U.S. Commercial Insurance in Q4 2021: WTW

Mar 7 2022 // U.S. commercial insurance prices rose again in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to WTW’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).The aggregate commercial price change reported by carriers was...

How Data-Rich Telematics Is Accelerating the Future of Auto Insurance

Mar 7 2022 // Auto insurance pricing is complex, challenging carriers to deliver competitive rates that effectively balance risk with profit potential.Fortunately, the evolution of telematics has streamlined the pricing process to...

Cyber Market Primed to Grow and Eclipse Property by 2040: Gallagher Re

Mar 7 2022 // Following a pause to stabilize the vessel, the cyber market is poised for a wave of growth that could make it larger than the property catastrophe market by 2040, according to Gallagher Re.In fact, if the cyber market...

Social Inflation Increased Commercial Auto Claim Costs by $20B Over 10 Years

Mar 7 2022 // The insurance industry is ringing alarm bells about the cost of social inflation again, this time with the help of an actuarial analysis that concludes the phenomenon added more than $20 billion to the cost of commercial...

U.S. P/C Industry Grew Surplus Despite Underwriting Loss in 2021

Mar 7 2022 // Insurance rating agency AM Best said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to record an increase in surplus in 2021 thanks to investment income and capital gains improvements despite booking an...

Emerging Trends In Litigation Risk Insurance

Mar 7 2022 // Litigation risk insurance refers to a relatively new set of insurance offerings that allow businesses to better manage the legal risks stemming from known litigation.There is a growing market for such products, which gives...

Property, Motor Vehicle Insurance Claims From Severe Australia Floods at A$900M and Rising

Mar 4 2022 // Property and auto insurers in Australia have received 60,163 claims related to the ongoing disastrous flooding in South-East Queensland and New South Wales. Based on previous flood events, the Insurance Council of...

Florida Keys School Board Surprised by $400,000 Increase in Insurance Premiums

Mar 3 2022 // Florida homeowners aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch from sharply rising insurance premiums.School board members in the Florida Keys were taken aback this week when they were told that property insurance...