After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability policy claims cases jumped 28% in 2023, according to a litigation report from Lex Machina. The report found that 3,596 business liability cases covering third-party claims regarding …
With temperatures pushing above 90 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Northeast United States this week, many American workers are clocking in during what AccuWeather described as an “intense heat wave that is impacting more than 135 million people.” …
After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability policy claims cases jumped 28% in 2023, according to a litigation report from Lex Machina. The report found that 3,596 business liability cases covering third-party claims regarding …
Extreme weather, operational and battery risks — insuring the growing solar industry brings insurance companies, agents and brokers face-to-face with evolving challenges. “We’re seeing burgeoning growth in solar, wind, and battery storage,” said Jason Kaminsky, CEO at kWh Analytics in …
Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property & Casualty Market Outlook Mid-Year Addendum. “Large rate increases from 2023 have …
Discrimination, active assailants and an aging infrastructure — educational institutions today face tough liability and property risks that were uncommon in the not-too-distant past. Pair those with longtime risks like sexual assault and molestation, and the liability insurance market for …
How can artificial intelligence change property and casualty insurance claim processing? Two industry experts answered that question from a few angles during Carrier Management’s annual InsurTech Summit. Frank Giaoui, founder and CEO of Optimalex Solutions, and Shane Riedman, general manager …
When construction accidents happen in the United States, the worker often takes the blame. Companies often ask: “What did the worker do wrong?” according to safety expert TJ Lyons. Lyons believes a better approach is to eliminate the practices that …
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a slight underwriting improvement in 2023, but losses persisted, according to a new AM Best report. Preliminary data from the global credit rating agency shows that the industry posted a $21.2 billion net underwriting …
Middle-market companies posted record economic growth and revenue gains in the second half of 2023, according to a recent indicator survey by Chubb. A record 77% of companies reported performance improvement in the last six months of 2023 – the …
