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Catalytic Theft Claims Triple in Two Years, Crime Bureau Report Finds
Insurance claims for catalytic converter thefts nationwide jumped by 288 percent in just two years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said in a new report. Claims rose from 16,660 in 2020 to 64,701 ...
Third Point’s Loeb Won’t Take SiriusPoint Private
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is no longer exploring a potential acquisition of SiriusPoint Ltd SPNT.N, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, a month after disclosing his interest in taking ...
NCCI: Workers Comp Premiums Dipped in ’22, What’s in Store for ’23
Last year was anything but normal when it came to rate filings, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). During its annual State of the Line report, the organization ...
LexisNexis: Auto Claim Severity Up 35% Over Pre-Pandemic Rates
Claim severity for both bodily injury and property damage increased by 35 percent since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped 40 percent, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says in a new report. The ...
Insurer vs. Broker: Court Rules Against WTW in D&O ‘Bump-Up’ Dispute
A judicial panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled insurance broker Towers Watson may not be entitled to $80 million in insurance to cover settlements of shareholder lawsuits related ...
Client, Reinsurer Expectations Were Better Aligned at April Renewals: Swiss Re
While the January reinsurance renewals proved to be the toughest and most grueling for decades, the April 1 renewals, driven by the Japanese P/C market, were a much calmer affair, according to Swiss ...
Lloyd’s Cyber War Exclusions: Confusing, Disruptive, but Necessary?
The rollout of the Lloyd's cyber war exclusions has received considerable criticism for the chaos and confusion caused in the weeks leading up to the March 31 effective date. But there are some ...
FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code — Brace for Impact
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics alike warned that it would mean higher premiums for ...