Most Popular Carriers Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Carriers Topic Page over the last year.

#1 The Murdaugh Drama in SC Continues: Store That Sold Beer Now Suing its Insurers

Aug 27 2024 // The saga of the Murdaugh family in South Carolina continues, now with a convenience store company suing its liability insurers for failing to defend it against a second lawsuit stemming from the sale of beer to an underage...

#2 New York City’s Biggest Taxi Insurer Is Insolvent, Risking Transit Meltdown

Sep 4 2024 // In an unassuming white and blue office building in Freeport, a few miles into Nassau County, sits the headquarters of American Transit Insurance Co. The 52-year-old, family-owned firm is hardly a household name, but...

#3 Lyft is a Motor Carrier and State Farm Can Be Sued Directly, Georgia Court Says

Aug 28 2024 // Georgia lawmakers this year put an end to direct-action lawsuits against trucking companies’ insurers, but that did not come soon enough to bar litigation brought by people involved in accidents with ride-sharing...

#4 Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?

Jan 16 2025 // There has been some question about whether California’s insurer of last resort – the FAIR Plan – has enough cash on hand to pay for its share of wildfire claims. As surplus is inadequate and reinsurance has a...

#5 Update: Re/Insurer Losses From LA Wildfires Expected to Be Significant but Manageable

Jan 10 2025 // Insurers are facing significant losses from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires — given the high value of homes and businesses in the affected communities. However, those losses are likely to be manageable for...

#6 Insurers Escape Coverage for Parents Accused of Hiding Son’s Murder Weapon

Feb 14 2025 // A Pennsylvania husband and wife are not covered by their homeowners or personal umbrella insurance policies for claims they inflicted emotional distress by hiding the gun their son used to kill a friend and thus delaying...

#7 Couple Staged Half Million Dollar Fraud Against Theater Nonprofit, Insurer Claims

May 21 2024 // Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. is suing a Connecticut couple the insurer alleges defrauded its insured, a Florida theater nonprofit, by using the organization’s checking and credit card accounts for more than a...

#8 D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure

Jun 13 2024 // Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau has sued multiple home insurance carriers in California, including Farmers Insurance Exchange, alleging they’re operating a scheme that...

#9 S&P Reveals Top 50 Largest P/C Insurers

Oct 25 2024 // As the third-fastest growing company on a list of the world’s top 50 largest insurers, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. continued to rank No. 1, according to research S&P Global Market...

#10 After Florida Report, Georgia Senator Wants Investigation into MGAs, Insurer Profits

Mar 19 2025 // Concerns about Florida-based insurance carriers masking profits with the help of affiliated companies has spilled across the border into Georgia, with one state senator calling for an investigation. Sen. Nabilah Islam...

#11 Taylor Swift Cancellations Deal Blow to Insurers: Sources

Aug 9 2024 // Insurers face millions of dollars in claims after a foiled attack forced three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria to be canceled, though several providers will share out the hit, two people involved in insurance for her tour...

#12 Why Homeowners Insurers Are Unprofitable and What To Do About It: Aon

Oct 8 2024 // A new report from insurance broker Aon reveals that the prospective return on equity (ROE) for diversified homeowners insurance carriers decreased by 100 basis points to 5.0% from last year’s ROE, despite carriers...

#13 Florida Insurer Can’t Object to Appraiser After the Award Is Decided, 11th Circuit Says

Aug 8 2024 // If a property insurer is going to object to an appraisal panel member’s fee arrangement, it must do so early in the process – not after the panel provides an unfavorable, multimillion-dollar appraisal award. That...

#14 Sentry Buys Nonstandard Auto Insurer The General From American Family for $1.7B

Sep 12 2024 // Sentry Insurance said it is buying nonstandard auto insurer The General from American Family Insurance for about $1.7 billion to mark the largest acquisition in the company’s 120-year history. Sentry will pay $1.1...

#15 USAA Becomes 3rd Insurer to Report $1B-Plus in Claims So Far for LA Wildfires

Feb 5 2025 // USAA has paid out more than $1 billion for the Los Angeles wildfires, making it the third insurer to report $1 billion or more in payouts for the destructive blazes that burned thousands of properties. The company, which...

#16 US Home Insurers Post Net Combined Ratio Over 110: S&P

May 23 2024 // The U.S. homeowners insurance segment posted its worst underwriting results in over a decade in 2023, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The net combined ratio for the homeowners business,...

#17 Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law

Nov 19 2024 // A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers’ compensation and...

#18 Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars

Nov 14 2024 // A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S....

#19 Update: NYC’s Largest Cab Insurer Ordered to Explore Sale After Losses

Sep 6 2024 // New York’s insurance regulator ordered American Transit Insurance Co. to immediately find capital and explore a sale in a damning report laying out its severe financial condition. The report laid out dozens of...

#20 California Approves FAIR Plan Request to Assess Insurers $1B for Wildfire Claims

Feb 11 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a California FAIR Plan request for a $1 billion assessment on admitted market insurers to cover claims from the Los Angeles wildfires. The FAIR Plan reported it has...