Personal Lines
California Bill Requires Insurers to Offer, Renew Coverage for ‘Fire-Safe’ Homes
A new bill in California would require insurers to offer homeowners insurance to those who meet state home hardening and defensible space requirements. Senate Bill 1076, the Insurance Coverage for ...
AI Claim Assistant Now Taking Auto Damage Claims Calls at Travelers
The Travelers Companies announced the launch of AI Claim Assistant, a fully agentic intelligent voice service to handle customer claim calls. The service, developed using OpenAI model capabilities ...
Experian Launches Insurance Marketplace App on ChatGPT
Experian announced the launch of the Experian Insurance Marketplace app on ChatGPT, introducing its insurance comparison platform to OpenAI's audience, to help consumers find auto insurance. In the ...
Reinsurance Program Could Wipe Out Need for Calif. FAIR Plan: Legal Exec
Merritt Farren, a former high-ranking legal executive at Disneyland and Amazon, has launched a bid to become California's next insurance commissioner. His platform ...
A 10-Year Wait for Autonomous Vehicles to Impact Insurers, Says Fitch
Fitch Ratings said it does not expect autonomous vehicles (AVs) to "have any meaningful impact" on insurers in the next decade. Therefore, impacts to credit ratings will be modest. However, over ...
Telematics and Trust: How Usage-Based Insurance Is Transforming Auto Coverage
What if your car insurance reflected how you actually drive, not just who you are?
That question is no longer hypothetical.
Insurance Broker Stocks Sink as AI App Sparks Disruption Fears
U.S. insurance broker stocks were pummeled Monday as the launch of an artificial intelligence tool from privately held online insurance shopping platform Insurify sparked fears about the industry ...
After Falling 6% in 2025, Average Auto Insurance Cost Will Stabilize in 2026, Says Insurify
Consumers of auto insurance in the U.S. received a respite overall from several years of premium increases, but don't tell that to drivers in some states and don't look for it to continue. According ...
Insurance Groundhogs Warming Up to Market Changes
Spring is not around the corner. It's more than a month away, Punxsutawney Phil predicted on Monday. But what is going to happen to conditions in the property/casualty insurance market? What lines ...