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#1 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...
#2 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...
#3 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...
#4 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...
#5 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...
#6 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...
#7 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...
#8 Jaguar Land Rover Bailout Shows Rising Cost of Cybercrime
Oct 7 2025 // Navarro Jordan ordered his Land Rover Defender in August. On Aug. 15, Jordan, who lives in Los Angeles, got a notification that it had been assembled, and soon after, that it was ready and waiting to be shipped. Then the...
#9 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...
#10 AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Golden Bear
Oct 3 2025 // AM Best revised the outlook for Golden Bear Insurance Company from stable to negative, while the ratings agency affirmed the carrier’s Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating...
#11 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...
#12 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...
#13 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,...
#14 Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease
Oct 3 2025 // One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an...
#15 Survey: Employer, Employee Views Differ on Workplace Safety
Oct 9 2025 // Employers and employees see safety issues and solutions differently, and open communication could be the easy solution. A recent report on employees’ safety perspectives found gaps in both issues and solutions when...
#16 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...
#17 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...
#18 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...
#19 Verisk Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates, Trims 2025 Revenue Forecast
Oct 29 2025 // Verisk Analytics cut its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday and reported third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, as mild weather conditions weighed on demand for the data analytics firm’s property claims...
#20 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...
