Industry News
Moody’s Acquires Praedicat
Moody's Corporation announced today that it has acquired insurance analytics provider Praedicat. Moody's said the acquisition adds comprehensive casualty and liability modeling to its range of ...
For Small Commercial Businesses, Insurance Satisfaction Is a Matter of Trust
Trust impacts customer satisfaction, loyalty and brand advocacy more than other factors when small businesses choose a commercial insurance provider. J.D. Power's 2024 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance ...
Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines
Main Street America Insurance said Thursday it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based insurer founded about 100 years ago in ...
Insurers to Play a Critical Role in Pioneering Ethical AI: Report
A new report explores insurers' cross-industry opportunity to influence the responsible development, use of artificial intelligence (AI) and help establish regulatory best practices. The report, ...
Allstate Approved to Raise Home Insurance Rates by 34% in Wildfire-Prone California
Allstate Corp. is set to increase home insurance rates for California customers by an average of 34.1 percent, marking the biggest jump in premiums for a major insurer in three years as the state ...
World’s Largest Reinsurers: AM Best’s Latest Ranking…sort of
Every year around this time, AM Best publishes a single list of the "World's 50 Largest Reinsurers," ranked based on unaffiliated gross premiums recorded in the prior year. The latest installment, ...
Americans Shop Around for Insurance More Than Ever as Costs Soar
Americans are seeking to change their insurance coverage more frequently than in the past, after a surge in premiums that's squeezed household budgets, a new industry report shows. For car insurance, ...
Context Matters: Mailing Letter Sufficient Cancel Notice, Court Says
Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner's insurance policy just weeks before a ...