Underwriting & Pricing
The Insurance Affordability Squeeze: Why Auto Carriers Are at an Inflection Point
For many drivers, auto insurance has quietly become one of the fastest‑rising household expenses—one they can no longer absorb without trade‑offs. A combination of more volatile weather, higher ...
Growth Going to be Hard: Abel Talks GEICO, Berkshire Tech Transformation
"It's not going to be easy to just restart the growth engine." Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel was referring to a challenge ahead of auto insurer GEICO during the annual meeting ...
Travelers to Expand Homeowners Insurance Offering in California
The Travelers Companies said it intends to expand its homeowners insurance offerings across California. Travelers notified the California Department of Insurance it intends to expand homeowners ...
Executive Viewpoint: Why Insurers Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Risk
Insurers have built an industry around models that are inherently stable. You assess risk over time, price it in cycles and adjust it with a degree of predictability. That model is under strain, not ...
Viewpoint: Driving Sustainable Underwriting Performance With Data and Discipline
International insurance markets are entering a new phase of the cycle. Rates have become increasingly competitive across the majority of business classes for some time, with recent market reports ...
State Farm’s California Homeowners Rate Request: It’s Settled — Almost
The long back-and-forth struggle between State Farm General Insurance Company, the California Department of Insurance and Consumer Watchdog is winding down, with the parties agreeing that an ...
Beyond Automation: The Emerging Role for Contextual AI in Insurance
The wave of excitement about artificial intelligence is breaking across virtually every industry. We are discovering in the insurance industry that the current generation of tools may have the ...
We’re No Longer Pressured to Push for Rate ‘Across the Board,’ Berkley Says
W.R Berkley reported a "flattish" top line but nearly 15% growth in underwriting income for fourth-quarter 2025 this week. The chief executive also signaled a change in the level of rate increases ...