Industry News
Drivers Are Shopping, Swapping Auto Insurance Policies at Record Pace
Drivers are kicking the tires and trading up for new auto insurance policies. In the first quarter, new policy growth rate was up 17 percent over the same period in 2022, and a record-breaking ...
Marsh: Cyber Insurance Purchases Climb After Rocky Couple of Years
Stricter policy language, pricing increases and more scrutiny at policy inception made for a tumultuous couple of years in the cyber insurance market. Despite this, 36 percent of Marsh's clients ...
Obie Raises $25M Series B to Expand Embedded Insurance Technology
InsurTech Obie announced it has raised $25.5 million in a series B funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Brick and Mortar VC, DivcoWest, and several real estate funds and ...
Aon Sues Alliant Over ‘Unlawful Raid’ of Reinsurance Group
Aon this week filed a lawsuit against rival Alliant Insurance Services for an alleged "unlawful raid" of senior leaders and other employees of Aon's facultative reinsurance group. Aon claims Alliant ...
The Supreme Court Handed Google and Twitter a New Line of Defense
The U.S. Supreme Court handed social media companies a new line of defense as they face an increasing number of lawsuits alleging their algorithms have harmed users — whether by addicting children ...
Survey: Some Customers Let Auto Insurance Lapse in Quest for Savings
A new report out this week offers updated insights on customer buying habits when it comes to personal auto and homeowners insurance. "Insurance Personal Lines Trends and Perspectives," a quarterly ...
Insurers Latest Target of U.S. AGs ESG Antitrust Concerns
This week, insurers and reinsurers who are members of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), received a letter from 23 attorneys general raising potential legal concerns that might arise from their ...
KCC: Ian Contributed to Sizable Insured Losses Despite Mostly Average ’22 Hurricane Season
Last year, the state of Florida sustained the largest hurricane loss with Ian, with estimates of more than $100 billion in economic damage, including uninsured properties, damage to infrastructure, ...