Industry News
Commercial Property Rates Not Expected to Increase at Same Pace as 2023: USI
A new USI Insurance Services report forecasts that in 2024, commercial property insurance rates "are expected to increase, but not at the same pace as seen in 2023." "Our forecast calls for 5-15 ...
Another View: Yes, P/C Industry Underwriting Profit Will Be Back in ’24
Not all analysts think an underwriting profit is out of reach for 2024. While a recent forecast from Fitch Ratings puts the 2024 combined ratio above 100, but improved from 2023, a report by Swiss Re ...
A market conduct examination is a formal review by a state insurance department of how an insurer operates in the...
Workplace Diversity Opponents Challenge Policies Using 1866 Civil Rights Law
Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge equity policies as well as funding to minority-owned businesses. Section ...
Underwriters Predict Continued Growth of Cyber Risks in 2024
Underwriters who thought the growing cyber risk landscape of the past several years would level off soon might want to think again. Woodruff Sawyer's annual survey of cyber insurance carriers found ...
Federal Reinsurance for Cats: No Thanks, APCIA Says
Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers' issues with growing private reinsurance costs. But a trade group for carriers ...
Survey: Carrier Connectivity Top of Mind for Agents
Agents continue to favor carriers and MGAs that offer automation, ranking ease of doing business and time savings at the top of the list of value they get from connectivity, according to a newly ...
Surge in Auto Insurance Rates Factor into Recent U.S. Inflation Climb
Even as U.S. inflation has eased in the last year, an unusual culprit has emerged in recent months as a surprise force in preventing consumer prices from falling even further: auto insurance. ...
Should Carriers Worry About Workers Comp? Yes and No
Commercial lines outlooks are stable, rating agencies say, pointing to the bright spot of continuing profits in the workers compensation line. In addition, in early January 2024, NCCI confirmed that ...