CFO / Financial
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 ...
$1 Trillion! 2024 P/C Industry Direct Premiums At Record Level
An industrywide direct written premium total of $1.05 trillion in 2024 marked the first time in the history of the industry that U.S. property/casualty insurer premiums eclipsed $1 trillion, ...
Lemonade: 700K Customers on the Car Waitlist
While Allstate's CEO Tom Wilson named GEICO and Progressive when asked about the ability to grow auto insurance in 2025 as competitors do the same, no one on Allstate or Progressive's earning calls ...
Data Insight: Who’s Growing in Personal Lines?
A relative newcomer to the personal lines space—Lemonade—marked a milestone this week, announcing that it surpassed $1 billion of in force premiums, a measure of annualized premiums that the ...
Allstate: How Can You Save on Auto Insurance?
Helping customers to save money is part of the go-forward plan at Allstate, aimed at boosting retention levels that fell in response to rate hikes in recent years. Now that Allstate's combined ratio ...
Upgrades Up, Downgrades Down: AM Best Reviews 2024 Rating Actions
AM Best announced 34 upward credit rating actions for U.S. commercial lines insurers in 2024, over 60 percent more than the number registered for 2023, the rating agency reported in its official ...
Updated: State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Commish Decision
Ahead of a decision from California's insurance commissioner on a State Farm General request for emergency rate increases, company executives and representatives of a consumer group pled their ...
Global Instability Leads to 16 Year Low for Insurance Carrier M&A Deals
Two new reports highlight the stagnant mergers and acquisitions seen in the insurance industry in 2024. In fact, global insurance carrier M&As slumped to a 16-year low in 2024 amid a wave ...