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Liquidation Requested for Texas Nonstandard Auto Insurer, ACCC
Nov 30 2020 // An application for an order of liquidation has been filed in a Travis County, Texas, district court for a Houston-based nonstandard auto insurer now in receivership. With the agreement of its board of directors, ACCC...
Insurers Powered by New Tech Ready to Assist Policyholders
Nov 2 2020 // This hurricane season has already broken several records, and it is not over yet. So far, 2020 has produced 23 named storms, including two using the Greek alphabet for only the second time in history. Nine named storms...
N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
Nov 2 2020 // A judge in Durham County, N.C., has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson Jr....
Florida Property Insurance Market Inches Closer to Crisis – Part 1
Oct 29 2020 // After years of warnings that the Florida property insurance market was heading towards an availability crisis, many in the industry say the moment of reckoning has arrived. They blame unchecked claims litigation from...
Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...
Applied Underwriters Sues California Over ‘Bad Faith’ Insurer Conservatorship Plan
Oct 21 2020 // Workers’ compensation specialist Applied Underwriters is suing California Insurance Department officials to halt a state plan its says would force its workers’ compensation partner California Insurance Co....
California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Cover Wildfire Losses Sans Home Inventory
Oct 19 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurers to help wildfire survivors by providing up to 100% of personal property coverage limits without a detailed inventory to those who suffered a total loss of...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner: Pay Only 1 Hurricane Deductible Per Season
Oct 8 2020 // Louisiana’s single season named-storm/hurricane deductible law prohibits a homeowner from paying more than one named-storm/hurricane deductible in the same hurricane season, the state insurance department is...
Top 10 Reasons P/C Insurers Run Afoul of Regulators’ Market Conduct Exams
Oct 8 2020 // Claims errors continue to be the most frequent reason that property/casualty insurers are cited by regulators when responding to market conduct complaints or during routine examinations, according to a report by Wolters...
P/C Mutual Insurers Improved Underwriting in 2019: AM Best
Oct 5 2020 // Top 10 Hold 72% of Market: AM Best Despite a highly competitive property/casualty insurance industry and pressures on operating performance, U.S. mutual insurance companies reported continued improvement in underwriting...
California Commissioner Asks Insurers to Cover Wildfire Losses Sans Home Inventory
Oct 2 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is asking insurance companies help wildfire survivors by providing up to 100% of personal property coverage limits without a detailed inventory to those who suffered a total...
P/C Mutual Insurers Improved Underwriting in 2019; Top 10 Hold 72% of Market: AM Best
Sep 22 2020 // Despite a highly competitive property/casualty insurance industry and pressures on operating performance, U.S. mutual insurance companies reported continued improvement in underwriting performance in 2019 and managed to...
Insurance Advisory Organization’s Pandemic Endorsement Approved by 6 States
Sep 22 2020 // AAIS (the American Association of Insurance Services) has received approval from six state insurance departments for its health-emergency policy endorsement, clarifying coverage and cancellation provisions in the wake of...
Florida’s Citizens Urges Insureds to Avoid Fraud, Scams After Hurricane Sally
Sep 18 2020 // In an effort to help insureds avoid falling victim to scams and abuse, as well as to speed up the claims process, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is urging its policyholders to “Call Citizens First” as they...
Financial Conduct Authority Hails Business Interruption Ruling as Policyholder Win
Sep 15 2020 // The Financial Conduct Authority said today’s High Court judgment in its coronavirus business interruption insurance test case found in favour of policyholders on the majority of the key issues. “Our aim...
Insurers, Policyholders, Analysts React to UK’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling
Sep 15 2020 // Insurers and observers are weighing in on the ruling by a London court in a test case brought by Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to clarify insurance coverage for COVID-19 related business interruption...
London Court Rules Some Insurers Should Not Have Denied Business Interruption Claims
Sep 15 2020 // London judges have ruled that some of the world’s biggest insurers were wrong to reject tens of thousands of claims from small firms battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority...
New Ransomware Strains Being Unleashed on Businesses During Pandemic
Sep 11 2020 // Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, underscoring the risks created by pandemic-related work-from-home requirements, a new Coalition report...
Louisiana Emergency Rule Extends Insurance Premium Payment Time
Sep 8 2020 // Insurance policyholders in Louisiana who have been impacted by Hurricane Laura will have more time to pay their premiums under an emergency rule issued by the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Insurance Commissioner Jim...
California State Fund Declares 10% 2020 Mid-Year Dividend
Sep 7 2020 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will distribute a roughly $75 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders with policies that took effect between Jan. 1 and Aug. 26. The dividend equals roughly 10%...
