Markets
P/C Cycle Act 3: Reinsurance-Driven GL Hard Market
Comparing recent conditions in the property/casualty insurance and reinsurance markets to a three-act play, the chief executive of Arch Capital Group predicted hard casualty pricing ahead in the ...
Auto Insurers’ Claims Satisfaction Scores Up Despite Long Repair Times; Amica Tops List
An auto parts shortage combined with longer cycle times for repairs has contributed to repairs taking an average of 23.1 days in 2023, up 6.2 days from 2022 and more than double the average repair ...
Stricter Building Codes=10X Reduction in So. Florida Home Hurricane Damage
Increasing climate risks, such as hurricanes and floods associated with rising sea levels, would seem to naturally drive down interest in coastal living, but new analysis from Moody's RMS indicates ...
Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit
Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms ...
Fla. Insurers Imposing New Limits on Amounts Spent to Match Appearance; Kentucky Clarifies Law
Matching requirements for roofs and interior furnishings have been a tough issue in the property insurance industry for years. Recent developments show how insurers and ...
Piercing Through Rain, Smoke and Fog: How Radar Satellites See Catastrophes
The integration of new technologies into the claims ecosystem is gathering pace as insurance and reinsurance organizations seek to enhance both the speed and accuracy of payments. One example is the ...
‘Urgent Need’ to Understand Single Points of Failure in Digital Supply Chains: Report
The rise of cyber risk accumulation events has highlighted the need for cyber insurers and reinsurers to understand single points of failure (SPoFs) within their customers' digital supply chains, ...
CSE ‘Runoff’ Prompts Downgrade, Withdrawal of AM Best Ratings
AM Best announced that is has downgraded and withdrawn the financial strength ratings of CSE Insurance Group's Civil Service Employees Insurance Company and CSE Safeguard Insurance Company, ...