Personal Lines
UK’s Flood Re Launches Scheme to Help Homeowners Raise Resilience Against Floods
Flood Re, the joint initiative between the UK insurance industry and the UK government to promote the availability and affordability of flood insurance, has launched a proposition designed to ensure ...
Natural Disasters Cost Global Economy $32B in Q1, With Only $14B Insured: Aon
Preliminary economic losses from natural hazards during the first quarter of 2022 totaled $32 billion, of which less than 50 percent (or $14 billion), was covered by public and private insurers, ...
Dog-Related Claims Cost U.S. Home Insurers Nearly $900M in 2021
Dog bites and other dog-related injuries accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2021, costing $881 million, according to an analysis by the Insurance ...
From Roof Building Codes to ‘Matching’ Limits, Some Changes Underway in Florida
Property insurance companies and roofers in Florida don't often see eye-to-eye. Insurers have frequently blamed unscrupulous contractors for jacking up claims, and roofing companies have sued ...
Reinsurers to Bear Brunt of Australia Flood Claims: AM Best
The majority of gross losses from recent devastating flooding in Australia likely will be borne by reinsurers with limited impact on primary insurers' balance sheets, according to an AM Best report. ...
Lexington Insurance Pulling Out of Florida, Other Markets for High-End Homes
Lexington Insurance, an AIG company, is pulling out of the Florida homeowners market, leaving an estimated 8,000 affluent customers looking for coverage. And those homeowners likely won't be able to ...
Flood Rating 2.0 Begins April 1 for NFIP Renewals, Hiking Premiums for 2 Million Homes
Starting April 1, property owners in low-lying areas across the country will see their premiums increase when they renew their flood insurance policies, thanks to the federal government's new ...
California Watchdog Group Report Calls for Privacy Protections From Connected Cars
A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars, and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model ...