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Hallmark Financial Sells E&S Ops to Core Specialty
On Friday, Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and Core Specialty announced the sale of Hallmark's excess and surplus lines operations to Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. for roughly $40 million ...
U.S. Consumers Value Data Privacy Over Savings in Home and Auto Insurance: Policygenius
Despite inflation and rising costs, most Americans would rather pay more for insurance coverage than use data-monitoring devices, according to an annual survey from Policygenius. The survey found ...
Will Ian Consume Florida Cat Fund, Forcing More Back-Breaking Reinsurance?
While some analysts are predicting that the property insurance industry will be able to manage Hurricane Ian and its estimated $50 billion in insured losses, a few are now warning that the storm ...
U.S. Homeowners Line ‘Stable,’ but Weather Events Present Uncertainty: AM Best
A day after Hurricane Ian hit Florida as a Category 4 storm Sept. 28, AM Best released its scheduled market segment report of the U.S. homeowners insurance market, calling it stable due to overall ...
Erie and Auto-Owners Earn Top Spots in J.D. Power Independent Agent Satisfaction Study
Independent agents have never been more satisfied with their carrier partners, and overall satisfaction for both personal and commercial lines has once again reached an all-time high, according to ...
Social Media Company Liability Draws U.S. Supreme Court Scrutiny
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether social media companies can be sued over targeted content recommendations, agreeing to hear an appeal from a family that says Alphabet Inc.'s Google bears ...
InsurTech Lemonade Launches in UK
Lemonade, the New York City-based insurer that is powered by artificial intelligence, has launched in the United Kingdom, following previous moves in France, Germany and the Netherlands. Founded in ...
National Flood Insurance Program Extended to Mid-December
Late last week President Joe Biden signed legislation passed by Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program's authorization to Dec. 16, 2022. "NFIP reauthorization is an opportunity for ...