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Customers Frustrated by Longer Auto Repair Times: J.D. Power
Customer satisfaction with the auto claims process has eroded after four consecutive years of improvement, dropping 7 points to 873 (on a 1,000-point scale) compared to 2021, according to the J.D. ...
What Cyber Underwriters Miss: Small Businesses Aren’t Using MFA Correctly, Advisen Panel Says
As cyber threat actors continue to innovate and find new ways to increase their odds of success, panelists at the 2022 Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference urged underwriters to raise the stakes ...
New Weed Products and Firms Mean Concerns, Opportunities for Underwriters
The legalized cannabis industry is rapidly evolving, with new, chemically concocted variants popping up almost monthly. On top of that, management of marijuana and hemp businesses is going through ...
Global Insurance Rates Continue Rising at Slower Levels; Cyber Outpaces Other Lines
Global insurance pricing continued to rise during the third quarter, which saw commercial insurance premiums increase an average of 6 percent, down from 9 percent in Q2, according to Marsh's Global ...
Insurers Say Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase in Auto Loss Ratios
Auto insurers in the U.S. are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, ...
Court Dismisses 32 COVID-19 Business Insurance Cases Against Erie Insurance
A federal judge has dismissed 32 lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims against Erie Insurance, concluding the claimants failed to "plausibly plead" that they are entitled to ...
NCCI: Almost One-Quarter of COVID Claimants Suffer Prolonged Symptoms
Nearly a quarter of workers compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on ...
Chubb’s Q3 Numbers: Net Income Falls on Realized Losses; P/C Profits Up 15%
In spite of incurring nearly $1 billion in pre-tax net losses from Hurricane Ian, Chubb reported a combined ratio of 93.1 for the third quarter of 2022 last night, representing $710 million in ...