Personal Lines
Customers Love Amica for Homeowners Insurance; Erie Reigns with Renters
Amica Mutual tops all other carriers in terms of homeowners insurance customer satisfaction for the second year in a row. Erie Insurance scored a similar number-one slot in terms of renter insurance, ...
Computer Models Failing to Predict Path of Wildfire Flames
Wildfires that have raged in California this summer haven't just overwhelmed firefighters. They've also stumped computer models designed to predict the intensity of flames and where they'll burn. ...
Competition Consumers Deserve: PCI Opinion
Consider the scenario: A family of three suffers an accident and needs to replace several parts on their car. It's an expensive ordeal. And in our current system drivers are forced to rely largely on ...
Insurers in Chile Should be Able to Handle Quake Claims: Fitch Ratings
Chile continues to assess the damage of an 8.3 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 10 people on Sept. 17 and led to the evacuation of over 1 million people around the coast, according to media ...
Executives On The Move At XL Catlin, Hiscox, BHSI and More
We have executive appointments and promotions to tell you about at XL Catlin, Hiscox, ACORD, Measure and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance: *** XL Catlin has appointed its post-merger specialty ...
Allstate CEO Wilson Pledges Rebound for Auto Insurance Combined Ratio
Allstate Corp. Chairman and CEO Thomas Wilson assured investors this week that the insurer is working hard to improve its automobile combined ratio, which spiked six points to 101.4 in the 2015 ...
Insurance Execs Struggle to Kindle the Innovation Spark: KPMG Survey
While insurance executives overwhelmingly know that innovation will drive future competitive advantage and growth, most seem to be struggling to kindle the spark within their organization, finds a ...
AIR Worldwide: Insurers Can Gain by Confronting Gap Between Insured and Economic Losses
While there's a significant global gap between disaster-related insured and economic losses, the dichotomy between both presents a growth opportunity for P/C carriers, AIR Worldwide concluded in a ...