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New California Law Aims to Stabilize Insurance for Those Unable to Get Private Coverage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill that aims to prevent the state's home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an ...
Illinois Sues State Farm for Refusal to Release Homeowners Insurance Data
The State of Illinois is suing State Farm for refusing to provide nationwide homeowners insurance data at the request of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI). Attorney General Kwame Raoul ...
Analysis: State Farm Bolsters Surplus by Freeing Up Billions in Loss Reserves
Despite devastating California fires causing upward of $40 billion in losses for U.S. property/casualty insurers, the industry still managed an underwriting profit of ...
Executive Viewpoint: Reimagining Personal Lines Risk – Now and for the Future
For decades, personal lines insurance has taken a repair-and-replace approach to our business. As president of Nationwide's Personal Lines, I've seen the impact this ...
Bold Penguin Acquires SquareRisk to Expand Specialty, E&S Access
InsurTech Bold Penguin said it has acquired SquareRisk, a digital, artificial intelligence-enabled wholesale insurance marketplace. Bold Penguin said users of its quoting software will now have ...
La Niña’s Back, but Will It Amp Up Hurricane Season?
La Nina, the cooler and at times costlier flip side of El Nino, has arrived to warp weather worldwide, meteorologists said Thursday. This natural weather phenomenon often turbocharges the Atlantic ...
All Commercial Insurance Lines Except One in ‘Soft-Market Territory’: WTW
Moment of opportunity. Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a "unique and promising" inflection point for commercial ...
Survey Shows Homeowners Warming to DIY Digital Claims, Insurance Processes
Nearly 80 percent of U.S. homeowners would use their smartphones to document property damage for an insurance claim, according to a new survey that suggests self-service digital tools could play a ...