Personal Lines
FEMA Hit by Multistate Lawsuit Over Flood Insurance Rating Formula
A federal lawsuit claims FEMA failed to take into account skyrocketing flood insurance costs generated by its new rating system, Risk Rating 2.0. Ten states, along with 43 Louisiana parishes and more ...
Speeding, Distraction a Deadly Summertime Problem for Teens
Nearly half of all teen auto fatalities happen during the 100 Deadliest Days — the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to a new report by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) that ...
NHTSA Proposes Automatic Emergency Braking Requirements for New Vehicles
The U.S. government's auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards ...
Digital Personal Lines Claims Portals at High Risk of Identity Fraud
Identity-related fraud is putting personal lines insurers to the test. Nearly all offering digital claims portals reported, in a newly released survey, that identity fraud has a negative impact on ...
We’re Done: State Farm Decides to Stop Taking New Calif. Homeowners Biz
The nation's biggest insurer, State Farm, announced late last week that its homeowners provider to the nation's most populous state will no longer accept new applications there. State Farm General ...
Louisiana Blueprint: How to Repair Florida’s Home Insurance Market
Florida's home insurance market has been in crisis for years, and recent tort reform aims to reduce claims costs by putting an end to frivolous lawsuits, a welcome development in a state where ...
Florida Reinsurance ‘More Orderly’ as Defense Costs Begin to Ease, Analysts Say
With the June 1 reinsurance renewals a week away, the outlook for Florida-based property insurers may not be quite as dire as many had predicted earlier this year, at least according to a top ...
Drivers Are Shopping, Swapping Auto Insurance Policies at Record Pace
Drivers are kicking the tires and trading up for new auto insurance policies. In the first quarter, new policy growth rate was up 17 percent over the same period in 2022, and a record-breaking ...