Underwriting & Pricing
Assessing Delegated Underwriting Authorities, MGAs: AM Best Explains
Over the last decade, as insurers and reinsurers have sought profitable opportunities for growth, they increasingly have handed the underwriting pen to managing general agents, managing general ...
As MGA Growth Explodes, AM Best Unveils New Assessments Coming Soon
With the volume of premium generated by managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) rocketing skyward in recent years, AM Best had decided it's time to ...
Status of Certain Casualty Actuarial Ratemaking, Reserve Principles in Flux
A task force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is asking the board of directors of the Casualty Actuarial Society to reverse a decision to rescind a "statement of principles" of ...
The Future of Underwriting Is ‘Exponential’: Deloitte Study
The underwriters of the future will need to be "exponential," multiplying their value by developing new skills and taking on enhanced responsibilities. This means evolving into new roles, such as ...
GEICO Suit Claiming It Overcharged on Auto Insurance During Pandemic Moves Forward
The auto insurer GEICO Corp, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, must face a proposed class action claiming it overcharged policyholders as the coronavirus pandemic led to less driving ...
Making Insurance Personal: Tailoring Insurance Products to Meet Consumers’ Needs
According to a recent Accenture study assessing consumer views about the financial services industry, personalization is a critical success differentiator for insurers. This trend toward ...
ESG in Insurance Underwriting: European Insurers Lead the Way
There's a gripping moment in Shakespeare's "Othello" when Cassio, hoodwinked by Iago into losing Othello's trust, repeats, "Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have ...
Was COVID-19 Really a Business Interruption Wake-Up Call?
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a wake-up call for the insurance industry in how it approaches cover for non-damage business interruption (NDBI). This is according to Lloyd's Chief Executive John ...