Regulation & Compliance
CDI Announces Investigation of State Farm Wildfire Claims Handling
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday announced a formal investigation into State Farm's handling of thousands of insurance claims from wildfire survivors affected by the ...
U.S. P/C Industry Posts $1.1B Q12025 Underwriting Loss: AM Best
Growth in net earned premiums during the first three months of 2025 was offset by losses and expenses, resulting in a $1.1 billion net underwriting loss of the U.S. P/C industry. According to ...S&P Downgrades USAA Ratings
S&P Global Ratings announced that it lowered its financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and its core insurance subsidiaries to "AA" ...
Keiretsu No More: What Japan’s Insurance Market Reforms Mean for U.S. Insurers
Long regarded as one of the world's most stable insurance markets, Japan's non-life sector is now experiencing major disruption. Deregulation aimed at unwinding ...
Too Late? S&P Downgrades State Farm General (Updated)
Standard & Poor's Global Ratings announced a two-notch downgrade of State Farm General on May 13—on the same day that California's regulator approved an interim emergency homeowners rate ...
State Farm’s Emergency Homeowners Rate Hike Gets OK in California
State Farm General can move ahead with a proposal to raise California homeowners rates on an emergency interim basis, following years of financial stresses that depleted its surplus and billions of ...
P/C Market Challenges Fuel Surplus Lines Opportunities: AM Best
The U.S. surplus lines market notched double-digit year-over-year (YoY) premium growth from 2018-2023, as wholesale brokers tapped this market with greater frequency to explore coverage solutions for ...
Increased Writings in Homeowners Adds to U.S. Surplus Lines Growth
Increasing movement of homeowners insurance risk to the U.S. surplus lines market has continued to contribute to growth for nonadmitted insurers. According to a report from AM Best, surplus ...