Insurance Regulation
Viewpoint: As Insurance Losses Outpace Premiums, State Regulators Play a Critical Role
Along with the rising cost of living in many facets of families' daily lives, property insurance availability and affordability continue to be a challenge across the U.S. Inflation has been ...
The Compliance Imperative: How Louisiana’s House Bill 672 Is Reshaping the MGA and TPA Landscape
Louisiana's newly enacted House Bill 672 has introduced a wave of regulatory changes that specifically target managing general agents (MGAs) operating within the state. ...
Allstate Approved to Raise Home Insurance Rates by 34% in Wildfire-Prone California
Allstate Corp. is set to increase home insurance rates for California customers by an average of 34.1 percent, marking the biggest jump in premiums for a major insurer in three years as the state ...
W. Va. Commish to Destroy Older Workers Comp Files, Citing Cyber Risk
The West Virginia insurance commissioner's office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers compensation claim files that are 10 years old or older. "Given increasing ...
Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door
When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information about emerging uses of captives for commercial risks, including ...
Sorry, Wrong ZIP Code: Regulators Move Forward With California Reforms
Why isn't my ZIP code on the map? Questions along those lines emerged at a public hearing hosted by the California Department of Insurance last week when CDI sought comments on proposed regulatory ...
Raise a Glass to Cat Models: More California Hearing Deets
At a recent California Department of Insurance virtual public hearing, stakeholders were invited to weigh in on a regulatory proposal spelling out commitments insurers have to make in exchange for ...
Insurers Must Physically Inspect to Confirm Damage Cited by Aerial Imagery
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is reminding insurers of their obligation to conduct a physical inspection to confirm the type and extent of damage to a roof supposedly evidenced by ...