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TransUnion: Aggressive Shopping Continues for Home, Auto Coverage
More and more consumers are looking for lower prices to protect their investments as the costs of owning both properties and vehicles continue to rise. According to the Q3 2025 Insurance Personal ...
Another HO Insurer, Viceroy, Approved for Florida Market, Regulators Say
Yet another property insurance carrier has been approved to do business in Florida, this one a sister company to Monarch National Insurance, based in Tallahassee. Viceroy Preferred Insurance Co. is ...
‘Big Four’ Reinsurers Maintain Property-Cat Appetite, Despite Signs of Rate Softening
Europe's four largest reinsurers – Swiss Re, Munich Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – are maintaining their appetite for property-catastrophe risks as well as their ambitious profit targets for 2025, ...
Reinsurers Have Made Major Structural Changes to Improve Profits. Will Discipline Last?
Reinsurance underwriting remains disciplined, with terms and conditions and attachment points largely intact, despite signs of rate moderation, according to an AM Best market segment report. During ...
$100B-Plus and Growing: Aon Reports on MGA Market
Aon published a report on the MGA market this week, estimating $109.2 billion in direct premiums written by MGAs in 2024, identifying State National as the biggest MGA-dedicated carrier and ...
Mitchell: Collision Claims for Battery EVs Drop for First Time; Hybrids Up
The number of battery electric vehicle claims in the U.S. dropped for the first time in the second quarter by 7 percent, coinciding with a 6 percent year-over-year reduction in new BEV purchases, a ...
State of the Commercial Transportation Insurance Market: Amwins
The fleet market's supply chain issues, added fuel surcharges, and high-dollar claims are reminiscent of 2020, according to the latest Amwins' State of the Market Transportation report. With the full ...
States Reconsider Setting Speed Limits Based on Outdated 85% Rule
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...