Personal Lines
Saying Goodbye to 2023: When Will California’s Insurance Crisis End?
"Sorry, America,
Your Insurance
Has Been Canceled"
The words were ...
California Commish Warns Insurers About Auto Insurance Consumer Complaints
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued an official notice to insurers regarding consumers who have been reporting issues obtaining auto insurance coverage. The California Department of ...
Florida Insurers Got Creative About Reinsurance in ’23: KBRA
Things are looking up in the buffeted Florida market, but reinsurance rates will continue to rise for the next two years, and a 2024 hurricane season could be busy. It all suggests that property ...
‘Concerning Trend’ in Auto Theft Rates Pressuring Insurers
Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto insurance market. CCC Intelligent Solutions said in its year-end report that the number of vehicle thefts in the U.S. increased 2 ...
Mission Accomplished: Allstate Announces Calif., NY, NJ Rate Approvals
The departments of insurance in California, New York and New Jersey approved double-digit auto rate increases for Allstate in three states that the carrier considered exiting in the absence of ...
Worse? Why Personal Auto Loss Ratios Are Even Higher in 2023
Even though direct written premiums for U.S. personal auto insurers soared by double-digits and economic inflation has eased, personal lines underwriting results did not turn around during the first ...
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. Personal Lines Outlook Continues to Be Negative: AM Best
The U.S. personal lines insurance industry faces too many daunting challenges, leading AM Best to maintain its negative outlook. The outlook for personal lines was changed to negative in September ...
As Homeowners Face Mounting Disasters, Reality TV Wants to Help
Television networks are tapping into a mounting challenge affecting many U.S. homeowners: rebuilding after disasters.
Rachael Ray — the ...