Underwriting & Pricing
Progressive Endures Significant Q1 Coronavirus Impact
The Progressive Corp. said its results for the first quarter were "significantly impacted" by the spread of the coronavirus and social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions. Despite a 30 ...
Industry Needs to Reinvent Itself to Stay Relevant: McKinsey
The insurance industry has proven its resilience in recent years, weathering billion-dollar natural catastrophe events, increased cyber risk and now a pandemic, but this resilience will be tested ...
8 Things That Will Never Be the Same in Insurance After COVID-19
More than any human, COVID-19 is driving a digital transformation of the insurance industry. Everything about the way the industry has traditionally worked is under challenge due to the quarantine, ...
Why New York Circular Letter No. 1 Matters to P/C Insurers
The topic of New York's Insurance Circular Letter No. 1 (2019), issued on Jan. 18, 2019, came up frequently during conversations with insurers in January and February (before the 2020 Pandemic became ...
Pandemic to Change Future of Workers Comp, Personal Auto: Forrester
The global COVID-19 pandemic "will change the insurance industry irrevocably over the coming decade," says a new report from Forrester, with some of the biggest impacts hitting workers compensation ...
Some Auto Insurance Pandemic Rebates Are Too Small: U.S. Consumer Groups
Two consumer groups said on Thursday that some of the largest U.S. auto insurers, including billionaire Warren Buffett's Geico Corp, are short-changing customers on premium rebates as Americans drive ...
For Travelers, Q1 Catastrophe Losses Make Greater Impact Than Coronavirus Costs
The Travelers Companies felt relatively small effects from the coronavirus pandemic in the 2020 first quarter, with catastrophe losses from tornadoes and other storms taking more of a bite. ...
Suddenly Everybody Wants Pandemic Cover
In the midst of this pandemic, insurance buyers and their brokers are looking for COVID-19 pandemic coverage, which is like buying property insurance when your house is on fire, according to Tracey ...