Commercial Lines
Better Results Ahead? Technology Improvements in Commercial Fleets
Commercial auto insurance has experienced poor performance in aggregate, but the industry has also seen pockets of improvement resulting from considerable and unique ...
Why Insurers Struggle to Underwrite, Price and Reserve for Commercial Auto Risks
It has been 11 years since commercial auto loss ratios have outperformed the greater property/casualty industry.
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Income Tops $100B in 2024: Verisk, APCIA
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry reported its first full-year underwriting gain in four years, fueling a jump in net income to $170 billion, according to a joint report from Verisk and ...
Munich Re’s Ergo Buys Next Insurance; InsurTech Valued at $2.6B
Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer's major primary insurance business, Ergo. The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo ...
Automakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment
Major automakers and tech groups on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars, citing a number of regulatory hurdles. The Alliance For ...
How Cincinnati Insurance Does E&S
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies have grown business for 75 years through relationships with a carefully selected set of regional independent agents—and business in the surplus lines segment is ...
Gen AI Is Shaking Up Underwriting, But Can It Replace Human Judgment?
Artificial intelligence technology has continued to evolve, and it's affecting many areas of insurance from claims to underwriting to customer service, according to panelists at the 2025 PLUS D&O ...
Upgrades Up, Downgrades Down: AM Best Reviews 2024 Rating Actions
AM Best announced 34 upward credit rating actions for U.S. commercial lines insurers in 2024, over 60 percent more than the number registered for 2023, the rating agency reported in its official ...
Diversification, Risk Modeling Top of Mind for Carriers as Cyber Market Softens
As cyber insurance rates have begun to stabilize, insurance carriers are seeking more diversification to fuel their underwriting and growth strategies, according to panelists at this year's PLUS ...