Personal Lines
Premium Givebacks Among U.S. P/C Insurers in 2020 Reached $13B: AM Best
U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums in 2020 thanks to reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic, AM Best said in new commentary. What's more, a sizable part of ...
Lemonade Poised to Add Auto Insurance to U.S. Product Offerings
Lemonade, the insurance company that uses artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, plans to add car insurance to its current renters, homeowners, pet, and life insurance offerings in the ...
Q1 UK Car Insurance Premiums Plunge to Lowest Levels Since 2015: Survey
The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain slumped 14% in the first quarter of 2021, to their lowest level since 2015, as different phases of lockdowns in the country kept motorists ...
Travelers Reports Successful Q1, Fueled in Part by Underwriting, Investment Gains
The Travelers Companies reported net income of $733 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to $600 million in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $699 million ...
Insurify Joins Toyota in Embedded Insurance Space, and Other Product News
Insurify is teaming with Toyota to help its car-buyers comparison shop for coverage, a first entry for the company into the embedded insurance space. Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions is launching a product ...
Allstate, Arch, AXIS and The Hanover Report Q1 Pretax Catastrophe Loss Estimates
Carriers are starting to report their pretax catastrophe loss estimates for the 2021 first quarter, and the numbers are significant. Below are preliminary numbers from Allstate, Arch, AXIS, and The ...
Auto Insurers Lead 2020 U.S. Property/Casualty Impairments: AM Best
Seven insurance company impairments were identified in the U.S. property/casualty industry in 2020, with five of the seven involving auto insurers, according to an A.M. Best special report. Last ...
Ex-Allianz CFO Wemmer Is Launching a SPAC to Target Insurance Deals
Dieter Wemmer, a veteran insurance executive who was chief financial officer at Allianz SE, is launching a blank-check company to target deals in the sector where he worked for more than three ...