Personal Lines
Allstate Estimates $1.7B of Q1 Cat Losses
Allstate Corp. said pre-tax catastrophe losses for the first quarter are expected to be about $1.7 billion, with about $1.3 billion occurring during the month of March. Losses in March were ...
Florida State-Run Reinsurance Plan a Bust? Only Three Sign On
After five years of tweaks to Florida's insurance and tort laws, all designed to reduce the vast amount of claims litigation and – eventually – bring down property rates, many in the industry ...
U.S. P/C Underwriting Profit in 2023? Not Yet, Fitch Predicts
Analysts at Fitch Ratings predict a better underwriting result for U.S. property/casualty insurers in 2023 than 2022, but the combined ratio is still going to hover above breakeven, according to ...
Reserve Hits Push Progressive Q1 Combined to 99; Fla. Impact Noted
Progressive's combined ratio for the first quarter came in just a point under breakeven, with 4.6 points of the 99 combined ratio across all lines attributable to unfavorable loss reserve ...
U.S. Proposes 56% Vehicle Emissions Cut by 2032, Requiring Big EV Jump
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a move it says could mean two out of every three new vehicles ...
Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida
The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters' damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs' attorney who has ...
Dog-Related Injuries Cost Insurers More Than $1 Billion in 2022
Insurers paid out more than $1 billion in dog-related injury claims in 2022, a 28 percent increase over 2021 even though the number of claims decreased last year, according to the Insurance ...
Is a Scooter a Vehicle? Appeals Court Says ‘Yes’ and State Farm Must Pay UM Claim
State Farm must pay an uninsured motorist claim for injuries caused by an electric motor scooter even though the scooter didn't match the definition of "motor vehicle" in Florida statutes, a panel of ...