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Tulsa to Allow Fire Department to Bill Insurers for Car Accident Responses

Nov 19 2025 // The Tulsa City Council last week approved an ordinance allowing the city’s fire department to charge insurance companies for responses to some motor vehicle accidents. The cost recovery program will charge the...

Biggest NJ Health Insurer to Pay $100 Million in Whistleblower Suit

Nov 18 2025 // Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations that the health-insurance company had ripped off taxpayers by overpaying for care, in a pact made public on Friday. The...

Nonstandard Auto Insurers Continue Profit Momentum in 2025: AM Best

Nov 17 2025 // The nonstandard auto insurance market in 2025 certainly looks to be maintaining the momentum it gained last year, according to a new report from AM Best. The insurance industry rating agency said U.S. private passenger...

Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk

Nov 17 2025 // After several years of competitive pricing and capacity expansion, cyber insurers appear to be reassessing coverage breadth. Asked whether carriers are beginning to restrict coverage, panelists at Zywave’s Cyber Risk...

Don’t Look Now, But Florida’s State Plan, Citizens, Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in the Sunshine State

Nov 17 2025 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer of last resort, is no longer the largest carrier in Florida. The ranking is seen as a significant milestone in the push for a more stable, market-based insurance...

Insurers Paid Nearly £200 Million in Cyber Claims for UK Businesses in 2024

Nov 14 2025 // Insurers paid £197 million (US$259.2 million) in cyber claims in 2024 for UK businesses – a 230% increase, or £138 million (US$181.6 million) more than in 2023, according to the Association of British Insurers...

Pollen Street Eyes IPO for UK Insurer Markerstudy at £3 Billion Value

Nov 13 2025 // Pollen Street Group Ltd. has begun preparing an initial public offering for UK insurer Markerstudy, according to people familiar with the matter. The buyout firm has started early discussions with investment banks about...

Delaware Supreme Court Revives Workers’ Compensation Insurer’s UIM Subrogation

Nov 13 2025 // The Delaware Supreme Court has revived a workers’ compensation insurer’s claim for subrogation in a case where an employee injured while driving for her employer received payment from her employer’s...

70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report

Nov 12 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics...

Missouri DCI Tells Insurers to Halt Condo Policy Cancellations

Nov 10 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) sent a bulletin telling insurers that they should avoid non-renewals and cancellations for master policies issued to condominiums that experienced damage from severe...

Insurer Balks at Covering Sex Trafficking Judgment Against Hotel

Nov 4 2025 // A Chubb subsidiary says it is not obligated to cover a Ramada Inn franchise policyholder that has been ordered to pay $4.1 million to its parent company for a judgment in a sex trafficking case. The Philadelphia motel...

Don’t Look Now, But Citizens Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in Florida

Nov 3 2025 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-created insurer of last resort, is no longer the largest carrier in Florida. The ranking is seen as a significant milestone in the push for a more stable, market-based insurance...

New York Hospital Insurer Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Child Sex Abuse Claims

Nov 3 2025 // A Bermuda captive that insured several New York hospitals affiliated with a leading Jewish not-for-profit organization says it is insolvent, citing millions of dollars in child sex abuse claims brought against it under the...

Melissa Jamaica Damage Seen Costing Insurers Up to $3 Billion

Oct 31 2025 // The wreckage caused by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica is expected to cost insurers $1 billion to $3 billion, according to property intelligence company Cotality. The insured losses are a fraction of the total property...

PGM Solutions Expands Home Factors with New Roof and Electrical Insights to Strengthen Carrier Risk Models

Oct 31 2025 // New attributes—electrical panel location, roof life stage, and plumbing materials—enhance underwriting precision and deepen visibility into structural risk. Tampa, FL – October 14, 2025 — PGM Solutions today...

Don’t Forget the Front Line: Why Insurers Need to Research the Agent Experience

Oct 31 2025 // In the rush to improve customer experience, many insurers have overlooked a critical group of stakeholders: the independent brokers and agents who sell their products every day. With this group now numbering over 1 million...

Insurers Begin Restricting Privacy Coverage in Response to Evolving Risk

Oct 31 2025 // After several years of competitive pricing and capacity expansion, cyber insurers appear to be reassessing coverage breadth. Asked whether carriers are beginning to restrict coverage, panelists at Zywave’s Cyber Risk...

AIG Joins Private Equity Firm Onex to Acquire Re/Insurer Convex Group

Oct 30 2025 // Convex Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced a new, long-term ownership structure led by private equity firm Onex Corp., with American International Group becoming a minority equity...

FIO: Insurer Litigation Expenses Dipped Slightly Between 2023 and 2024

Oct 30 2025 // Insurer litigation expenses declined slightly between 2023 and 2024 and potentially benefitted from state legal reforms to address increasing litigation costs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance...

Progressive Now 4th Largest Global Insurer; RenRe Fastest Growing in ’24

Oct 29 2025 // As a group, the top 50 global property/casualty insurers grew premiums by 8.3% in 2024, but four of them, individually, grew by more than 20%, including Progressive which vaulted into the top five. S&P Global Market...