Personal Lines
How Telematics Saves on Claims, Improves Customer Experience
Insurers that are not already using the data from their telematics programs for claims would be wise to do so early in their adoption of telematics, as the task only becomes more difficult as more ...
Record Takata Air Bag Recall Could Grow Larger Still
The U.S.'s auto safety regulator said it's investigating all Takata Corp.air-bag inflators that use a chemical propellant banned from future models and will compile data to determine whether to ...
S&P Frees GEICO, National Indemnity, Gen Re from CreditWatch Negative Status
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance subsidiaries are no longer on CreditWatch Negative with Standard & Poor's. The ratings entity removed National Indemnity Co., GEICO and General Reinsurance Corp. ...
A.M. Best 2016 Prediction: Lower U.S. P/C Underwriting Profit With Market Cracks
U.S. property/casualty insurers, fresh off a third consecutive year of underwriting profit in 2015, will likely achieve this again in 2016. At the same time, the market will develop some cracks along ...
State Auto Blames Auto Lines for Disappointing 2015
State Auto Financial Corp. ended 2015 with a steep drop in net income and a combined ratio that landed well above 100. Executives blamed a bad year for the insurer's auto lines but added that they've ...
Nationwide Hopes NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will Highlight Broad Product Roster
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is again resurfacing as a Nationwide spokesperson, with new television commercials set to debut during the Daytona 500 on Feb. 21. The professional stock car racing driver and son ...
Apple Readies Privacy Legal Fight Against iPhone Decrypt Order
A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go ...
Howard Succeeds Boyle as International Editor for Wells Media
L.S. Howard has been appointed international editor for Insurance Journal and Carrier Management. The London-based journalist succeeds Charles E. Boyle, who retired at the end of 2015 after 17 years ...