Commercial Lines
Verizon DBIR Says Software Vulnerabilities Aren’t Being Patched Quickly Enough
Hackers are still trying to trick people to exploit an organization's systems, but more breaches now start with software vulnerabilities. Stolen passwords, or credential abuse, are no longer the top ...
How We’re Doing It: Customers, Agents Play Vital Roles in Commercial Auto Telematics Success
Telematics has gained significant momentum in the U.S. commercial auto insurance market over the past few years among both InsurTech MGAs and insurance incumbents. Insurers have launched loss control ...
The Financial Case for Negotiation: How Indemnity Discipline Can Transform Carrier Economics
EvenUp Law, the leading AI provider to the plaintiff bar, tells its prospective customers that its technology produces a 30% increase in settlement values, a 70% increase in policy limit demands, and ...
Executive Viewpoint: What Telematics Got Wrong and What It Means for Commercial Auto
In 2012, I joined Direct Line Group's motor team to help build a telematics insurance product. The idea was simple: use real driving data to move beyond crude proxies—age, postcode, ...
Snap, YouTube, TikTok Settle School Suit Targeting Social Media
Snap Inc., Google's YouTube and ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to top social media platforms has disrupted learning ...
NCCI: Workers Comp Calendar Year Combined Ratio at 91; Accident Year CR 102
U.S. workers compensation net written premium decreased 0.2% in 2025, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). NCCI reported that while the calendar year 2025 combined ...
Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in COVID Heads Higher Again
The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up in gauges of supply-chain stress that flashed red during the pandemic, adding to reasons for central banks to be ...
Travelers: Aging Workforce, New Employees Drive Complexity in Injury Claims
Recovery times for injured workers are growing longer even as workplace injury rates decline, according to a new report from Travelers. The rising complexity of injury claims is driven by an aging ...