Underwriting & Pricing
Allstate Outlines ‘Surgical’ Auto Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation
Rate increases in Allstate's auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer's overall plan to address the impact of inflation. Wednesday during a conference call with analysts to discuss ...
The Insurance Data War: How Old and New School Can Live in Harmony
Old school vs. new school. Every so often, a debate echoes down the corridor of time as the disrupters of the status quo burst on the scene with novel ways of doing things, while the established ...
AIG Q1 Net Income Up as Underwriting Profit Soars
First-quarter underwriting profit soared as AIG reported net income of $4.25 billion compared with $3.87 billion during the 2021 first quarter. Underwriting income in AIG's General Insurance unit was ...
Global Insurance Rates Continue to Moderate in Q1 – Except Cyber
Global commercial insurance prices rose 11% in the first quarter of 2022, marking the fifth consecutive reduction in rate increases since pricing peaked at 22% in the fourth quarter of 2020, ...
81% of Flood Insurance Policyholders Will See Rate Increases
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out a major overhaul to its beleaguered National Flood Insurance Program last April, it promised that bigger, richer homes would bear the brunt of ...
Tesla Insurance Turning ‘Nightmare’ Claims Experience Into ‘Dream’: Musk
Tesla is "trying to turn a nightmare into a dream with Tesla Insurance," Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Wednesday. His final words during an earnings conference call that lasted more than an ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Loss Costs ‘Challenging as Ever to Predict’
In the words of its CEO, there's a "fair amount to pay attention to" from the first-quarter earnings call of Travelers, as the P/C insurer grew net written premiums 11 percent to a record $8.4 ...
Travelers’ Profit Up 48% in Q1
Travelers Companies Inc. reported a 48 percent jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates, as lower catastrophe-related claims cushioned a hit from investment losses. The company's core ...