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Seeing Differently With Aerial Imagery
To the average person, aerial imagery and satellite imagery are thought of as interchangeable technologies that have similar processes and produce similar end results. However, this could not be ...
Top Cyber Insurers: 2022 Ranking Reveals Sprinters, Market Share Shifts
In a year when cyber insurers notched the third-lowest industrywide loss ratio since 2015, and cyber premiums vaulted to $7.2 billion, a premium ranking shows two carriers growing more than 150 ...
AM Best: Only Two Impaired Insurers in ’22, Down From 10 in ’21
Despite the reversal seen in the U.S. equity market and rising inflation and interest rates, P/C insurers performed well in 2022, according to the latest report on the long-term impairment rates of ...
Company Refuses NHTSA Recall Demand on Air Bag Inflators
A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National ...
Catalytic Theft Claims Triple in Two Years, Crime Bureau Report Finds
Insurance claims for catalytic converter thefts nationwide jumped by 288 percent in just two years, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said in a new report. Claims rose from 16,660 in 2020 to 64,701 ...
Auto Insurance Results ‘Historically Bad’ in 2022: S&P
In 2022, the U.S. private auto insurance industry reported its worst underwriting results in over two decades, according to a S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. The net combined ratio for ...
NCCI: Workers Comp Premiums Dipped in ’22, What’s in Store for ’23
Last year was anything but normal when it came to rate filings, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). During its annual State of the Line report, the organization ...
Insurers Need to Enhance Human Interaction, Digital Options to Drive Consumer Satisfaction
A new survey highlights the demand for humanized insurance purchasing, increased digital purchasing and payment options and improved communication throughout the policy term. The 2023 Global Consumer ...