How Loggerhead Moved to Snap Up 110,000+ Progressive Policies in Florida
In early 2021, former executives with the Auto Club Insurance Co. of Florida, affiliated with AAA, decided to form a new property insurance company in Florida — even ...
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Florida Commish, NAMIC Push Back on Federal Climate Change Data Call
Florida's insurance commissioner and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are pushing back against a plan by the U.S. Treasury to collect data from insurers on risks from climate ...
U.S. Senate Committee Wants Investigation Into Florida Citizens’ Loss Reserves
The chairman of the U.S. Senate's Budget Committee has begun an investigation into Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and how the state-created insurer plans to ...
U.S. Contractors, Insurers Overlooking Some Safety Improvements in Construction
Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not ...
Dash Cams in Fleet Vehicles Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say
Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward.
Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck ...
Fla. Insurers Imposing New Limits on Amounts Spent to Match Appearance; Kentucky Clarifies Law
Matching requirements for roofs and interior furnishings have been a tough issue in the property insurance industry for years. Recent developments show how insurers and ...
GEICO Lays Off 6% of Workforce; Will Require More In-Office Time
In a letter to employees, GEICO president and chief executive officer Todd Combs said the Berkshire Hathaway company is laying off 2,000 associates, or about 6 percent of the workforce. "This will ...
Florida Market Improving: Less Red Ink Spilling on Bottom Lines
Florida-based insurers still aren't profitable, overall, but their net losses and underwriting losses are getting smaller. In addition, two more property insurance companies are preparing to enter ...
Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses — Is the Industry Prepared?
Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large ...
Temporary Fix Keeps National Flood Insurance Operating, But Only Until Nov. 17
Real estate interests and insurance companies that administer National Flood Insurance Program policies are heaving a sigh of relief after Congress approved a last-minute ...