Personal Lines
Climate Change Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana
A little over a year ago, Peter Gardner, a Louisiana developer, completed rehabbing an apartment building with 144 units and got a surprise so ugly it made him decide to move his business out of ...
Hard Market Pressure: Surplus Lines Lifting Heavy Load in Turbulent Times
As the longest hard market in memory refuses to fade, standard property/casualty carriers are not only continuing to raise prices but also reimagining their books by shedding risks they no longer ...
Wait ‘Til 2025: The Hartford Won’t See Auto Profit Next Year
Even after putting through 20 percent rate hikes over the course of this year, The Hartford needs another round of similar magnitude next year, the insurance company's leader said recently. The ...
After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week
A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken InsurTech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. ...
Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now
Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So, when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry August, it showed just how exposed homeowners ...
Idalia Rumbled Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily populated Tallahassee area than expected and ...
Hurricane Idalia Strikes Florida With Powerful Cat 3 Winds
Hurricane Idalia came ashore on Florida's west coast with destructive Category 3 winds, triggering blackouts and unleashing flooding rains and dangerous storm surge. Idalia's maximum sustained winds ...
Evacuation Policies and Cat Strips: Wildfire Insurance and Reinsurance Ideas That Failed
Sometimes, it takes a few tries to develop the right insurance or reinsurance product—one that will align well with the needs and wants of customers. Kettle, a company that uses technology to ...