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Banks Rocked by ‘Extreme’ Car Loan Costs Gear Up for FCA Fight
Oct 27 2025 // The UK’s biggest banks are gearing up for yet another fight with regulators over how they’ll compensate consumers who were missold car loans — even after they set aside an additional £1.5 billion to resolve...
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Members of Illinois’ Pekin Insurance Group
Oct 27 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” (Excellent) of The...
Growth Momentum Continues for Program Business: TMPAA
Oct 24 2025 // The program business sector is growing at a rate that outpaces the broader commercial insurance market. Between 2010 and 2020, the program business sector grew from $17.5 billion in commercial insurance revenue to $53.8...
Louisiana Drafting Rules for Up to 30% Premium Discounts for FORTIFIED Homes
Oct 23 2025 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is in the process of drafting new rules on premium discounts for homes that meet some of the toughest wind-resistant construction standards. A statute approved by...
TrustedChoice.com Rebrands to Momentum Edge Following June Acquisition
Oct 23 2025 // Agency management platform Momentum announced that TrustedChoice.com will now be known as Momentum Edge. Flower Mound, Texas-based Momentum acquired TrustedChoice.com in June. Momentum Edge, part of Momentum AMP (formerly...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% in Q3, for 5th Quarterly Decline: Marsh
Oct 23 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell, on average, by 4% in the third quarter of 2025, repeating the 4% decline recorded in Q2 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index published by Marsh, the insurance...
Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs, Meager Profit
Oct 20 2025 // In 2022, Jake Clay started an Amazon delivery firm in Odessa, Texas, after hearing about the company-sponsored program from a friend. He sank $75,000 into the business and earned more than $200,000 in the first year. An...
Inflation, Supply Chains, Tariffs: Trends Impacting Business Insurance and Claims
Oct 20 2025 // Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods continue to add to insurance...
Florida, Alabama Hold Hearings on NCCI Workers’ Comp Rate Decreases
Oct 20 2025 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance is again recommending a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in Florida and Alabama, and regulators in both states have scheduled public hearings about the proposed...
The Future of the Agency in a World of AI
Oct 20 2025 // Technology is changing the world at a faster pace than ever before with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). And the sky is the limit on what AI can and will do for the future of the independent agency...
An Unsustainable Trend – Declining P/C Rates and Rising Cost of Risk: Marsh’s Doyle
Oct 17 2025 // Property/casualty prices are declining, while the cost of risk continues to rise – a trend that is unsustainable over time, according to John Doyle, president and chief executive officer of Marsh McLennan...
Gaps in Awareness of HO Coverage Provides Opportunity for Agents: Survey
Oct 17 2025 // Many U.S. homeowners are missing important insurance protections, offering opportunities for agents to educate insureds on increasingly essential coverages. A new survey commissioned by The Hanover Insurance Group found...
Marsh McLennan Reports 4% Organic Revenue Growth, Down From Q3 2024
Oct 16 2025 // Marsh McLennan reports consolidated revenue during the third quarter of $6.4 billion, an increase of 11% over Q3 2024, or 4% on an underlying (organic) basis, down from 5% during Q3 2024. John Doyle, president and CEO,...
Workers’ Compensation Medical Claims Costs Rising Across Most States: WCRI
Oct 16 2025 // Medical costs per claim have begun to rise following a period of relative stability post-pandemic, a new report shows. A new Workers Compensation Research Institute report shows medical payments per claim recently started...
Agents Struggle to Find Capacity, Meet Customer Timing Expectations: Survey
Oct 15 2025 // A new property/casualty insurance industry survey report reveals some of the key challenges that independent agents are facing, including providing quotes within customers’ expected time frames—or finding insurance...
California Oil Workers Face Uncertain Future in State’s Energy Transition
Oct 15 2025 // Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting down. Cruz, now a 61-year-old living in Arizona, had spent five years working in the environmental...
Look Out, Uber. The Future Looks a Lot More Like Waymo.
Oct 14 2025 // There’s something fundamentally American about the freedom to get in your car and drive. Driving is self-determination. The liberty to set your own course. The power to move under your own willpower, whether for duty...
Survey Shows Homeowners Warming to DIY Digital Claims, Insurance Processes
Oct 10 2025 // Nearly 80% of U.S. homeowners would use their smartphones to document property damage for an insurance claim, according to a new survey that suggests self-service digital tools could play a larger role in future claims...
Microsoft Forecasts Show Data Center Crunch Persisting Into 2026
Oct 10 2025 // Microsoft Corp.’s data-center crunch will continue for longer than the company has previously outlined, underscoring the software giant’s struggles to keep up with cloud demand. Many of Microsoft’s US...
Florida County Hit by 2024 Hurricanes Takes on Beach Restoration Without Fed Help
Oct 10 2025 // The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic...
