Personal Lines
Lemonade Execs Expect ‘Peak Losses’ in 2022
With unfavorable development and product mix changes propelling fourth-quarter and full-year loss 2021 ratios into the 90s—up 20 points over comparable 2020 periods—Lemonade guided shareholders ...
Extreme Wildfires Expected to Increase 30% by 2050
Indonesia's peatlands, California's forests and vast swathes of Argentine wetland have all been ravaged by extreme wildfires, heralding a fiery future and the dire need to prevent it. With climate ...
Insurers Take Credit Score Battle to Washington Supreme Court
Insurer groups last week sought to take their battle with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to the Supreme Court of Washington. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the ...
Beazley Partners With InsurTech Gaia to Offer Coverage for IVF Treatment
Lloyd's insurer Beazley is partnering with InsurTech Gaia to offer a new solution for individuals undertaking in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The health-focused InsurTech has been working ...
How Inflation Is Driving Up Loss Costs for Auto, Home Insurers
The two possessions that most concern insurers — homes and motor vehicles — happen to be the largest contributors to the historic 7.5 percent inflation rate announced last week. Perhaps that ...
Executives on the Move at AmTrust, Great American, Markel, Fairfax
Global specialty insurer AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has announced the formation of a new leadership team for its Excess & Surplus division, promoting and expanding the roles of five ...
Progressive Says Technology Pulling Auto Safety in Opposite Directions
While automakers are making progress in including lifesaving automatic safety devices with their latest vehicles, advances in another kind of technology may be having the opposite effect on auto ...
How Data-Rich Telematics Is Accelerating the Future of Auto Insurance
Auto insurance pricing is complex, challenging carriers to deliver competitive rates that effectively balance risk with profit potential. Fortunately, the evolution of telematics has streamlined the ...