Industry News
Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says
A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if it does not hold an adjusters' license, the Texas Supreme Court decided in a ...
InsurTech Summit Report: Capturing Data to Underwrite With AI
While they come to the property/casualty insurance sector with very different backgrounds, and currently participate in unrelated segments of the market, two InsurTech executives agree that ...
Trust Is Top Driver of Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction: J.D. Power
High auto insurance premiums don't necessarily erode customer satisfaction with auto insurers, according to the latest J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Study. The study, in its 25th year, has been ...
Nuclear Verdicts’ Amount, Frequency Continue to Increase: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A recent report from The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) has found that nuclear verdicts of $10 million or more are on the rise. Looking at verdicts from 2013 to 2022, ILR ...
P/C Insurers Record $9.3B Q12024 Underwriting Gain: AM Best
The U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $9.3 billion net underwriting gain in the first three months of 2024, according to a recently published AM Best report. The gain marks a reversal of an ...
U.S. Auto Insurance Market on the Mend; Homeowners Line Volatile: Fitch
The U.S. personal insurance sector is positioned for improving underwriting performance in 2024. According to Fitch's latest U.S. Personal Lines Market Update, the change is predicted amid signs that ...
AM Best Ups Reinsurance Outlook to Positive
Decelerating reinsurance rate increases aren't a worry for AM Best analysts who have revised the global reinsurance segment outlook to positive from stable, citing "robust profit margins" as a driver ...
Insurers Plan to Invest More in the Private Credit Market
Global insurers plan to invest further in the coming years in the growing but opaque private credit market, according to a new report by Moody's Ratings. In a survey this week of the world's largest ...