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Majority of Americans See Liability Insurance as the Answer to Gun Control
Could insurers be the answer to gun control? A new survey says yes. A ValuePenguin survey of nearly 2,000 Americans found that 75 percent believe gun owners should be required to purchase liability ...
Swiss Re Becomes Fourth Insurer to Leave Net Zero Group
Swiss Re is quitting the world's main climate alliance for insurers, joining a growing exodus from the coalition of some of the industry's biggest companies. The world's second-largest reinsurer is ...
El Niño’s Impact: Trillions in Global Economic Loss
When El Niño strikes, the band of warm ocean water spanning from South America to Asia triggers global weather changes, resulting in damaging floods, crop-killing droughts, plummeting fish ...
Automakers Settle Class Action Suit Related to Rise in Auto Thefts
Hyundai Motor America and Kia America said Friday they have reached a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts. The settlement could be valued at $200 ...
Fitch Downgrades Allstate’s IFS Ratings to ‘A’
Citing declines in statutory capital and poor underwriting results in personal auto, Fitch Ratings has downgraded the financial strength ratings of Allstate P/C insurance subsidiaries to "A" (Strong) ...
Pie Insurance CEO Tells Employees During All-Hands That 14% Are Being Let Go
Late last week InsurTech Pie Insurance held an all-hands meeting during which CEO John Swigart told employees that 14 percent of them — 66 in all are being laid off. "This decision was made as part ...
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 ...