Personal Lines
Between an Ant and a Grasshopper, Lemonade’s Results ‘Most Improved’
The three U.S. venture-backed InsurTech carriers we have been tracking for several quarters have more money, more premium and more losses as we head into the last quarter of the year. During the ...
Can an InsurTech Startup Compete With Progressive and GEICO?
The most common refrain of startups is that insurance is broken and their solution will fix it. Oui, c'est vrai. But two companies have their act together more than almost any other insurers: GEICO ...
Startups vs. Incumbents Revisited: Q32018
We first pointed out in a second quarter analysis of VC-backed startups Root, Lemonade and Metromile that companies run or led by well-known underwriters were growing slowly but far more profitable ...
‘Root’ of the Problem: Why One InsurTech’s Loss Ratios Still Disappoint
In the first part of this four-part article, we revealed that Root—currently the fastest growing carrier of three VC-backed InsurTechs we've been tracking—also posted the worst loss ratio result ...
Commercial Lines, Reinsurance Should See Modestly Improved 2019 Pricing: KBW Prediction
Expect modestly improved reinsurance and commercial lines pricing in 2019, particularly in the specialty lines area, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods is predicting in a new report. At the same time, the ...
An Instagram Strategy Can Help Create the Next GEICO Gecko
I recently moved to New York City from a comfortable, tree-lined New Jersey suburb, leaving behind three floors, a basement, a backyard and side porch for 1,000 square feet on busy West 55th Street. ...
Allstate Warns Q4 Results Will Dip From California Cat and Pension Settlement Losses
Allstate warned that catastrophe losses stemming from this fall's California wildfires and a pension settlement will do significant damage to its 2018 fourth quarter financial results. The ...
Latest California Wildfires Have Produced More Than $9B in Insurance Claims
Insurance claims from the recent spate of California wildfires, including one ranked as the most deadly and destructive in state history, have topped $9 billion and are expected to grow, the state ...