Myth vs. Reality: Is Telematics Really Making Commercial Drivers Safer?
In today's fast-paced world, the role of technology in the realm of commercial driving cannot be understated. Telematics has become a powerful tool in the quest for safer ...
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Mobility Trend: Consumers Prefer AV Deliveries Over Robots, Drones
With Amazon aiming to make 10,000 deliveries with drones in Europe this year and Walmart planning to expand its drone delivery services to an additional 60,000 homes this year in the states, ...
Commercial Auto Insurers Face Bleak Profit Outlook
Underwriting losses in U.S. commercial auto have returned to pre-pandemic levels and rate increases have not been enough to keep up with severity trends. "The liability component has been more ...
FedEx Faces Safety Issues as Driver Accidents, Insurance Costs Rise
FedEx Corp. is pressuring delivery contractors to improve safety after mounting accidents helped trigger a near-tripling of insurance costs over the decade. FedEx is requiring contractors that ...
Nationwide E&S Exiting Commercial Auto Effective July 15
Nationwide E&S will stop writing wholesale-driven contract binding commercial auto new business, including primary brokerage auto effective July 15, according to an announcement released to ...
Commercial Insurance Rates Climb Above 5% in Q1 2023
Aggregate price increases of 5.6 percent were reported by commercial lines insurers in the first quarter of 2023, according to WTW's latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS). The ...
Commercial Auto InsurTech Fairmatic Raises $46M in New Funding
Artificial intelligence-powered commercial auto insurance company Fairmatic announced that it has raised $46 million in new funding six months after its oversubscribed series A. This brings its total ...
Insurance Pricing: True D&O Buyer’s Market; Stabilized Commercial Auto
Insurance brokerage USI is forecasting that half of 32 commercial insurance product lines analyzed will experience softer pricing in the first half of 2023—including a predicted "buyer's market" ...
Tequila, Footwear Attract Cargo Thieves
In an announcement released about a week before the Christmas holiday, Verisk's CargoNet reported that extremely elevated supply chain theft activity was expected to continue into the holiday season ...
AM Best: Trouble Around the Bend for Commercial Auto Insurers After Good 2021?
For the first time in many years the commercial auto insurance segment enjoyed a combined ratio below 100 in 2021, but increased claim frequency and severity in 2022 ...