Underwriting & Pricing
J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Shopping Hits New High, Could Drop With Rate Adequacy
The national auto insurance shopping and quoting rate reached a new high between April and June, but many insurers appear to have achieved or are approaching rate adequacy, "which should lead to less ...
S&P GMI Performance Rankings: E&S Insurer Kinsale Takes Top Spot
A hard market, resilient domestic macroeconomic conditions and strong underwriting results have elevated specialty commercial carriers to the top of S&P Global Market Intelligence's annual U.S. ...
CEO Viewpoints: On Michigan, California and Litigation ‘Leeches’
"Michigan—not so great." The easy-to-overlook observation about insurance risk, delivered by Elizabeth Heck, chief executive officer of Greater New York Insurance Companies, during a panel ...
Progressive Set to ‘Maximize’ Growth, Building on Q1
When Progressive's chief executive officer weighed the words that should go into the management discussion section of the company's first-quarter 10-Q report, she considered two possibilities to ...
Seeking Shelter From Mounting Hailstorms? New Approaches for Underwriters and Claims Execs
Given the forecast transition from El Niño to La Niña, meteorologists predict 2024 will feature yet another active season for hail events and other severe convective storms. This year's season has ...
Executives Deliver Divergent Views on Sustainability of Workers Comp Profits
Property/casualty insurance industry leaders delivered two different views on whether workers compensation will continue to be a bright spot on the industry profit picture during an investor ...
New York Proposes Guidance Governing Insurers’ Use of AI
New York State is proposing guidance for insurance carriers to prevent unfair discrimination in their use of artificial intelligence and external data sources in underwriting and pricing. A circular ...
No Sugarcoating: Availability Before Affordability, Calif. Regulator Says
If the old adage "As California goes, so goes the nation" is true, then 2024 will be another year of industry retooling as insurers and regulators set a path for the future of the U.S. P/C property ...