Personal Lines
In 2020, U.S. P/C Insurers’ Decade-Long Run of Premium Growth Will End: S&P
The U.S. P/C insurance industry will end a 10-year run of premium growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 fallout, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Factors including ...
Exclusive: How P/C Insurance Pros Are Faring Working From Home During Pandemic
According to Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," there's no place like home. For many in the property/casualty insurance industry, home is where their job has been during the pandemic. While millions of ...
Insurers Generally Happy About Their Asset Managers During COVID-19 Crisis: Survey
Most insurers feel good about how their asset managers are navigating the ongoing financial crisis created by COVID-19, State Street Corp. has determined in a new survey. Approximately 78 percent of ...
Bank of England Tells Banks, Insurers to Press Ahead With Analyses of Climate Change Risks
The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change on their operations, saying that guidance published on Monday would be followed by ...
Nationwide Becomes Fully Independent Agency Carrier on July 1
Nationwide said it will complete an 18-month transition on July 1 to operate as a fully independent agency carrier. With that milestone date, more than 99 percent of the company's formerly captive ...
German InsurTech Friendsurance Turns to Debt Financing as Funding Alternative
Many InsurTech startups pursue venture capital or equity financing to fuel their growth (the sale of stock to investors who gain ownership interest in return). Germany's Friendsurance recently took a ...
Drivers Sped During Lockdowns, Making Car Crashes Deadlier
Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters ...
New Flood Risk Maps Designed to Address Major Government Deficiencies
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit agency, is making accurate climate change-adjusted flood scores available for every property in the U.S. today. There are government-produced maps showing 8.7 ...