Personal Lines
Florida Bills Would Let Surplus Lines Do Takeouts and Require More Data Reporting
A key Florida Senate committee last week advanced a bill that would allow surplus lines carriers to take over coverage of second homes from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Reaction by agents and ...
Reforms to U.S. Disaster Aid Expose Growing Home Insurance Gap
When disaster hits in the U.S., the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency delivered $3.25 billion to nearly ...
The Hartford to Discontinue Writing New Homeowners Policies in California
The Hartford confirmed this week it will discontinue writing new homeowners policies in California. The carrier reportedly has less than 1 percent of the state's homeowners market. The Hartford ...
House Bill Aims to Close Coverage Hole for Florida Condos With Citizens Insurance
When a Florida Senate committee last week approved a bill that would raise the policy limit on homes that can be written by the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp., state Sen. Doug Broxson ...
Florida to Borrow Billions to Backstop Insurers After Hurricanes
The state corporation that oversees the Florida Cat Fund is planning to borrow as much as $3.8 billion to ensure the fund has plenty of money on hand to reimburse property insurers for losses when ...
GM Financial Rebranding OnStar Insurance as General Motors Insurance
GM Financial said it is rebranding its OnStar Insurance to General Motors Insurance, with plans for market expansion.
During 2023, the GM ...
Allstate Q4 2023 Reserve Charge Near $200M
Allstate offered some preliminary details of factors that impacted fourth-quarter 2023 earnings yesterday—among them a $199 million non-catastrophe reserve charge. The carrier said the figure ...
Double-Digit Rate Hikes for 10 Largest Auto Insurers in 2023
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence's RateWatch, Farmers Insurance instituted double-digit rate increases in 43 states in 2023 for a weighted average rate increase of 17.6%—and its ...