Personal Lines
OnStar to Offer Driver Feedback
OnStar has announced that it will offer customers the opportunity to sign up for a new service that can tell them how well they drive and provide some customers an opportunity to seek discounts from ...
Survey: Millennials Most Interested in Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
Pay-as-you-drive insurance programs are highly touted as one of the next big things in the industry. But the market has so-far resisted quick adoption of the coverage, which would involve having a ...
Potential Reserve Hiccups Keep A.M. Best Commercial Outlook Negative
Even though A.M. Best expects commercial lines operating results to be profitable in 2015, and capital levels to be strong for most insurers, its outlook for the segment remains negative. One key ...
Asbestos Losses Poised to Rise as Litigation Strategy Evolves
U.S. property/casualty net asbestos losses are holding steady at $85 million. But that number could change in the future due to some big-time litigation variables, A.M. Best said in a new special ...
FHA Actions May Force Private Mortgage Insurers to Cut Premiums
Private mortgage insurers in the United States may have to cut premiums to better compete with the Federal Housing Administration, which plans to reduce premiums in the government's latest attempt to ...
The Driverless Car Market Could Be Worth $42 Billion in a Decade
Vehicles that drive themselves on the freeway or take over in traffic jams may be on the road in large numbers by 2017 and autonomous cars might create a $42 billion market for the technology by ...
Google Poised to Enter U.S. Auto Insurance Market: Report
Giant search engine Google, which already offers auto insurance online in the United Kingdom, could soon be selling auto insurance online in the U.S. Google Compare Auto Insurance Services Inc., its ...
Guy Carpenter Reinsurance Pricing Index Plunges 11 Percent
Prices charged by reinsurers for annual contracts renewed this month declined for a second straight year amid an absence of costly disasters, Guy Carpenter said. "Reinsurance pricing fell in many ...