Industry News
Allstate Sees Q3 Net Loss; Auto Reserve Boosts More Damaging Than Ian
Allstate expects to report a bottom-line third quarter net loss in the range of $675-$725 million and a combined ratio of 111.6, including 7.8 points from reestimates of prior year auto loss ...
Update: Amazon Launches Home Insurance Comparison Website for UK Customers
Amazon.com Inc. is launching a home insurance portal in Britain and has signed up three big-name insurers as it pushes further into financial services across the globe. Ageas UK, Co-op, and LV= ...
Requiring Citizens’ Policyholders to Also Buy Flood Insurance Could Address Problems
Problem: Less than 20% of Floridians in vulnerable areas carry flood insurance. Uninsured flood losses from Hurricane Ian are projected to be as high as $16 billion – almost half as much as insured ...
Industry Trades Respond to FIO’s Proposal to Collect Climate Change Data
Shortly after Treasury's Federal Insurance Office (FIO) proposed to have P/C insurers submit homeowners insurance underwriting data to assess climate risk, the response from industry trade ...
Business Leaders Overconfident About Cyber Threats: Beazley
Cyber remains a top concern, but business leaders may be overconfident about their resilience against the threat, according to new research from Beazley. Cyber was chosen as the No. 1 technology risk ...
Florida Building Codes Made a Big Difference for Newer Homes in Ian, Reports Show
In the hardest-hit parts of southwest Florida, many newer structures survived remarkably intact despite Hurricane Ian's winds, suggesting that updated Florida building codes are making a difference ...
Swiss Re Expects Hurricane Ian Claims to Bring Q3 Loss
Swiss Re forecast on Tuesday a third-quarter net loss of around $500 million after the reinsurance company absorbed preliminary claims from Hurricane Ian of approximately $1.3 billion. "While the ...
Executives on the Move at The Hartford, USAA, BHSI, Lockton Re
The Hartford has promoted Meg Carter to head of Global Specialty Distribution. She will report to Adrien Robinson, The Hartford's head of Global Specialty. Carter was previously a regional vice ...