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Top 10 Casualty Insurance Trends for 2015
Jan 12 2015 // While casualty insurance rates are stable and new capacity continues to enter the market, certain classes of business continue to be difficult to place, according to Marsh’s U.S. Casualty Practice. Following are 10...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Jan 12 2015 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
Independent Agents See Carriers’ Online Sales As Major Threat: Accenture Survey
Jan 11 2015 // Independent insurance agents’ strengths in customer service and risk management could be challenged by changing consumer behaviors, new technologies and the evolving competitive landscape, according to a new report...
Google Poised to Enter U.S. Auto Insurance Market: Report
Jan 9 2015 // Giant search engine Google, which already offers auto insurance online in the United Kingdom, could soon be selling auto insurance online in the U.S. Google Compare Auto Insurance Services Inc., its online auto insurance...
Vermont Traffic Fatalities Down 38% in 2014
Jan 8 2015 // Preliminary reports show that Vermont traffic fatalities declined 38 percent in 2014 to the lowest number since World War II. The Vermont Highway Safety Alliance says 43 people died on the state’s roadways last year,...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 8 2015 // Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization...
Traffic Deaths in Nevada Up In 2014, But Down From Peak
Jan 8 2015 // The number of people who died in crashes in Nevada went up in 2014 compared with the year before, but it’s still down significantly from its peak in 2006, according to state data released this week. The Nevada...
Mystery Crashes Spawn Deadliest Year for Air Travel in Nearly a Decade
Jan 8 2015 // Three crashes which have yet to be fully explained, involving the most modern airliners in the safest phase of flight, made last year the deadliest for air travel in almost a decade. The loss of two Malaysian Air Boeing...
Aon Benfield 2015 Reinsurance Outlook Notes ‘Financial Security’ Strength
Jan 5 2015 // The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally seen as a threat – has turned out to be a major factor in strengthening the capital...
South Carolina Reports Rise in Highway Deaths in 2014
Jan 5 2015 // Officials said more people died on South Carolina roads in 2014 than in 2013. The Highway Patrol reported at least 807 deaths on state roads in 2014. That is up from 762 deaths in 2013, but less than the previous two...
Ohio Traffic Deaths Increased in 2014
Jan 4 2015 // Preliminary data indicate the number of Ohio traffic deaths for the past year probably won’t be another record low and might go back above 1,000. The State Highway Patrol reports 973 fatalities for the year, with at...
Weather Service: Fewest Tornadoes on Record in Oklahoma in 2014
Jan 4 2015 // Just 16 tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma in 2014, which the National Weather Service says is the fewest on record. Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus says a combination of factors led to the relative lack of...
Drunk Driving Arrests Down 10% in North Dakota in 2014
Jan 2 2015 // North Dakota authorities say drunken driving arrests in the state were down nearly 10 percent in 2014. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson told KXMB-TV about 1,700 driving under the influence arrests were made statewide last...
Initial Unemployment Claims Rise in Louisiana
Jan 2 2015 // The state labor department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending Dec. 20 increased to 2,531 from the previous week’s total of 2,506. For the comparable week a year...
The Two Year Reduction in Natural Hazard Damage: A Long-Term Trend?
Dec 29 2014 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Natural hazards continue to pose a significant risk to properties in the United States and abroad. As we near the close of 2014, it is important to take time to...
Fire Deaths Up Slightly in Alabama in 2014
Dec 24 2014 // Fire deaths are up slightly this year in Alabama over 2013. The state fire marshal’s office says 86 people have died in fires so far this year in the state. That’s four more fatalities than during the same...
NYC Fire Department on Pace to Have Its Busiest Year on Record
Dec 22 2014 // The Fire Department of the City of New York is on pace to have its busiest year on record, according to city officials. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said last week that the...
PCRB Proposes 5.99% Average Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease in Penn.
Dec 19 2014 // The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) has submitted a filing of Pennsylvania loss costs and related rating values with a proposed effective date of April 1, 2015. PCRB said in its Circular No. 1636 on Dec. 15...
Work-Related Injuries, Illnesses Requiring Days Off Decreased in Texas in 2013
Dec 19 2014 // Private industry employers in Texas reported 51,890 cases involving days away from work and an incidence rate of 66.6 injuries and illnesses per 10,000 full-time equivalent employees in 2013, the Texas Department of...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Dec 19 2014 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
