Commercial Lines
Louisiana Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Rare Policyholder Victory in COVID Claim
The Louisiana Supreme Court has agreed to review an appellate court decision that found the COVID virus caused a direct physical loss that was covered by insurance. The Louisiana high court announced ...
Could Recent NotPetya Case Outcomes Pressure Insurers to Reword War Exclusions?
With recent news of multinational food and beverage company Mondelez International settling its lawsuit against its insurer Zurich American Insurance Company over the company's NotPetya claims, ...
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work
The mass shooting last Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of workplace violence perpetrated by an employee. But while many companies provide active shooter training, ...
How Federato Solves Underwriters’ Problems—and Lowers Reinsurance Costs
Lower reinsurance costs aren't the most talked-about benefit of introducing AI and automation tools to the desks of property/casualty insurance underwriters, but with chatter about harder reinsurance ...
Calif. Supreme: Unclear Policy May Require Insurer to Defend Yahoo From Privacy Lawsuits
A liability insurer may have a duty to defend Yahoo Inc. from class-action lawsuits that alleged it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending its customers unwanted text messages, the ...
Commercial P/C Rates Up for 20th Straight Quarter: CIAB
Third-quarter 2022 marked the 20th consecutive quarter of increased premiums for commercial property/casualty, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers ...
RMS: Less Than $2B in Insured Losses From Hurricane Nicole
Catastrophe modeler RMS said private market U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Nicole are estimated at less than $2 billion, with a best estimate of $1.6 billion. This estimate represents insured ...
Where Carriers Are Spending: The Investments Driving Underwriting Change
Although nearly two-thirds of underwriting professionals surveyed in 2021 said that AI and automation tools aren't easing their workloads—and 28 percent said their workloads have ...