Personal Lines
State Farm Invests $1.2B in ADT; Adopts ‘Predict and Prevent’ Mindset
State Farm and ADT, a smart home provider, announced that State Farm will make a $1.2 billion equity investment in ADT, a move that will give the nation's largest insurer a 15 percent ownership stake ...
Low Rate of Flood Insurance Cover Spells Danger as Climate Crisis Deepens
Insured losses from floods doubled to $80 billion globally during 2011-2020 compared to the previous decade, while insurance penetration lingered at just 18 percent, according to Swiss Re Institute's ...
Night Blindness: Automatic Braking Systems Struggle to See in the Dark
Many of the automatic braking systems automakers are using to prevent vehicles from hitting pedestrians do not work well in the dark, according to test results released Tuesday ...
Judge’s Order: Credit Scoring Ban Finito In State of Washington
Earlier this week, Judge Indu Thomas entered the final order declaring that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler exceeded his authority when he issued a permanent rule banning the use of credit-based ...
Calif. Emission-Free Mandate Presents New Risks for Auto Insurers
A state mandate in California that will require all cars sold after 2035 to be emission free presents a formidable challenge for auto insurers to properly price and fully understand the risks ...
Droughts, Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Economy $5.6T by 2050
Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday. ...
Pandemic Challenges Driving Auto Insurers Further Into a Hard Market
A microchip shortage. Logistics industry backlogs. Supply and labor challenges. Worsening driver behavior. Social inflation. These are just a few challenges the auto industry is currently grappling ...
With a Few Exceptions, Personal Insurance Shopping Subdued in Q2 2022
Auto insurance shopping was down 3 percent overall in second-quarter 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. That trend was primarily driven by a significant decrease by higher-risk consumers, ...