Content from Andrew Simpson
Insurers Garner Record-High Satisfaction Grades
Those uppity InsurTech startups might want to take note: About one of every 15 U.S. homeowners insurance policyholders files a claim each year, and these claimants are now giving insurers their ...
Why Workers Comp Matters as Broader Safety Net Is Weakened: WCRI Conference
After decades of managing costs for employers, it's time for workers compensation professionals and public policymakers to turn their attention to the needs of injured workers and think of themselves ...
NAMIC: Mutuality as Value Proposition for Millennials
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," says Charles Chamness, president and CEO of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, referring to the rise of InsurTech startups like ...
U.S. Mutual Carrier Growth: Hard and Soft Opportunities
When Larry Jansen took over as CEO of Grinnell Mutual five years ago, the property/casualty insurer's future was uncertain. The carrier, he says, had become a "typical 100-year-old" company. "We were ...
Carriers Challenge CFA Over its No-Fault Auto Insurance Report
A national consumer group has charged that innocent drivers in most states are being forced to pay more for auto insurance for accidents in which they are not at fault. The report from the Consumer ...
CNA CEO Robusto ‘Back in the Game,’ Though 2017 Has Room for Improvement
CNA reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results, with its new CEO indicating that while there is a strong foundation at the insurer, the company has work to do in improving underwriting ...
FIO Director McRaith Leaving Post on Jan. 20
Michael McRaith, who has served as director of the Federal Insurance Office since its creation in 2011, is resigning his post as of Jan. 20 as the Trump administration begins. McRaith announced his ...
Allstate Signs on for Multiyear Autonomous Vehicle Research Project at Stanford
Allstate Insurance Co., the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, is continuing its drive into new technology, agreeing to a multiyear research project with the Intelligent Systems ...