Personal Lines
A Telematics Future: Don’t Forget Insurance Agents
During a recent interview, Matteo Carbone, director of the IoT Insurance Observatory, described a new set of approaches, modeled on the success of South African insurer Discovery, which U.S. auto ...
Has Driving Behavior Changed?
If you're feeling less safe driving on the nation's roads than you used to, it's not your imagination, according to Gary Hallgren, president of Arity, a B2B mobility data and analytics company owned ...
A View Into the Future of Car Insurance: When Driver Scores Replace Credit Scores
Offering a view into the future of auto insurance, the leader of a mobility data and analytics firm said during a recent interview that he foresees a time when drivers will know their driving scores ...
‘We’re Going to Survive and It’s Going to Come Back’: Maui Wildfire Victims
They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. Residents have faced a ...
California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancellation Moratorium for 185K Residents
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 185,000 policyholders affected by the Park, ...
Who’s Raising Homeowners Rates? S&P GMI’s Q2 2024 Analysis
According to an analysis of rate filings "disposed" by state regulators— approved or allowed by regulation—in second-quarter 2024, Liberty Mutual had the highest number of rate hikes approved in ...
First-Half Global Insured Nat Cat Losses Top 10-Year Average
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes totaled $60 billion during the first half of 2024, or 62 percent above the 10-year average, according to preliminary estimates from Swiss Re. Severe ...
With American Mobile Out, Agents Say Florida Mobile Home Insurance Falling Apart
Reinsurance in Florida's long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year—with only moderate rate increases and more availability. But those calmer waters ...