Personal Lines
Wildfire Season Preview: Rest of 2025 Is High-Risk, May Follow LA Wildfires Paradigm
Following the "paradigm-shifting" Los Angeles wildfires in January, the 2024-2025 wildfire season will be remembered as a turning point for the insurance industry, and a warning that "wildfire is no ...
Trump Tariffs May Remain in Effect While Appeals Proceed, U.S. Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs to remain in effect on Tuesday while it reviews a lower-court decision blocking them on grounds ...
Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Nissan Models Win 2025 IIHS Vehicle Safety Awards
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of vehicle safety award winners include six vehicle models from four foreign automakers earning 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards in the latest ...
Goldman Sees Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Insurance World
The rise of autonomous vehicles will force a reconfiguration of the $400 billion U.S. auto-insurance industry, as accidents caused by human error decrease and costs are slashed, but questions about ...
Auto Insurance Satisfaction Rankings: High LTV Customers Most at Risk
"It's Now a Buyer's Market for Auto Insurance, J.D. Power Finds." That headline on top of an announcement about the release of the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Study this week summed up a key ...
Hedge Funds Face California Rebuke Over Role in Wildfire Claims
Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called ...
Homeowners Suing USAA and AAA Insurers Over LA Wildfires
Some homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires have filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn't cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in ...
Viewpoint: California’s Property Insurance Crisis and the Path to Reform
California's property insurance market remains in turmoil, exacerbated by escalating wildfire risks, insurer withdrawals and systemic shortcomings in the state's safety net—the California FAIR ...