The most viewed headlines from our Trends Topic Page over the last year.
Aug 5 2024 // Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with only moderate rate increases and more availability.But those calmer waters apparently have not...
May 31 2024 // Following its announcement several months ago to leave the homeowners insurance business in nine states including California and Louisiana, American National appears to be exiting the line in all states.According to a...
Mar 18 2024 // There is a traditional proclamation made following the accession of a new monarch in various countries that simultaneously announces the death of the previous monarch and asserts continuity by saluting the new monarch....
Sep 11 2024 // Nuclear verdicts in the United States are breaking records with 27 court cases each awarding compensation of more than US$100 million during 2023, according to Swiss Re executives.Social inflation in US rose to 7% in 2023...
Feb 15 2024 // Allstate Corp. on Thursday reported January pretax catastrophe losses of $276 million.The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer reached its $150 million threshold to report catastrophe losses following several months of low...
May 10 2024 // Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were “thermonuclear,” or more than $100 million, according to a new study by research firm Marathon Strategies.The...
May 16 2024 // A popular country music venue in Greenville, South Carolina, has closed its doors after almost 30 years, citing the cost of liquor liability insurance in the state.The Post and Courier newspaper and other news outlets...
Jan 24 2024 // Progressive Corp. today said fourth quarter 2023 net income jumped to nearly $2 billion compared to about $826 million a year ago during the same period.The Mayfield Village, Ohio-based insurer reported some quarterly and...
Feb 21 2024 // The familiar “cone of uncertainty” map, used for years by meteorologists to show a hurricane’s predicted path, is about to get an upgrade – at least temporarily, the National Hurricane Center announced...
Apr 5 2024 // Almost one year ago, on May 31, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed sweeping insurance reform legislation into law. At that time, the Florida insurance market was on life support. Homeowners’ insurance companies,...
Dec 22 2023 // In an era of heightened climate risks and evolving insurance dynamics, the traditional insurance model faces a conundrum. Insurers find themselves grappling with the aftermath of more frequent and severe storms, and...
Apr 1 2024 // US home insurance rates are expected to reach a record high this year, with the biggest increases occurring in states prone to severe weather events, according to a new analysis.The average premium for homeowners insurance...
Oct 24 2024 // The U.S. home insurance industry has experienced an upward trend in all-peril loss costs over the past seven years, according to a new report released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions.The ninth annual LexisNexis U.S. Home...
Feb 8 2024 // Allstate Corp. fourth quarter 2023 net income attributable to common shareholders was about $1.5 billion, reversing a loss of $303 million during the same time the prior year.Allstate CEO Tom Wilson said “improved...
Feb 23 2024 // Technology is poised to take over traditional markets and is rapidly creating new ones. For example, this trend is evidenced by the adoption of electric vehicles, demand for solar energy, and the blistering pace of...
Feb 1 2024 // Chubb is writing more North American personal excess and surplus lines business, but the insurer’s chief executive is not exactly celebrating.While he reminded analysts during a fourth-quarter earnings conference...
Mar 15 2024 // For four decades, the Riverbend Festival delighted music fans in Tennessee with headlining acts like Lionel Ritchie and ZZ Top, but this year the show won’t go on.“Riverbend is reevaluating and restructuring in...
Dec 4 2023 // Agency owners must watch and learn about major trends when they start. Following are key trends that insurance agencies should be tracking for 2024.1. Insurtech Several trends are emerging in the insurtech...
Dec 4 2023 // The U.S. personal lines insurance industry faces too many daunting challenges, leading AM Best to maintain its negative outlook.The outlook for personal lines was changed to negative in September 2022 – at first due in...
Feb 22 2024 // Hail of two inches or greater struck the United States on 141 days last year — the highest number of annual days in two decades, according to a new CoreLogic report.Severe convective storms generated “an...