Underwriting & Pricing
California vs. Florida: A Tale of Two Insurance Markets
Until recently, homeowners insurers weren't allowed to use catastrophe models to justify needed rate increases, or to include the cost of reinsurance in their rate indications in the state of ...
Viewpoint: California’s Property Insurance Crisis and the Path to Reform
California's property insurance market remains in turmoil, exacerbated by escalating wildfire risks, insurer withdrawals and systemic shortcomings in the state's safety net—the California FAIR ...
New Jersey Announces $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M Days Before Trial
New Jersey officials announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M Company to resolve the state's lawsuits and address damage to the state's water and other natural resources from ...
How Embedded Insurance Supports Real Livelihoods in the On-Demand Economy
Embedded insurance is everywhere. From booking a flight or concert tickets to opening a bank account, insurance is now being offered to consumers at the point of need. It makes access quicker, ...
Beyond Automation: How GenAI Informs Next Best Action in P/C Insurance Claims and Underwriting
The insurance industry is increasingly adopting AI to streamline operations, automate tasks and improve customer experiences. But while AI automation, in particular, has become a standard assistive ...
Is State Farm General Too Big to Fail? Calif. Rate Hearing Concludes
"Too big to fail"—a phrase associated with interconnected publicly traded financial services companies in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis—was revived in a new context last week. During a ...
Is State Farm General a Sinking Ship? California Emergency Rate Request Dropped to 17%
Lawyers for State Farm General, the California Department of Insurance and Consumer Watchdog presented opening arguments in a hearing to determine the fate of State Farm's request for an emergency ...
HOA Secures $2.5M ‘Wildfire Resilience Insurance’: WTW
Willis, a WTW business, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) jointly announced the launch of an insurance policy for a private homeowners association in California—available and affordable because the ...