June 6, 2024
CNA Financial Corp. said it is promoting Doug Worman, currently executive vice president and global head of underwriting, to president and chief executive officer starting in 2025. Current CEO Dino E. Robusto will transition to a role of executive chairman …
June 3, 2024
USAA on Friday said it recorded net income for 2023 of about $1.2 billion, reversing a 2022 loss—the first for the company since 1923—of about $1.3 billion. The San Antonio, Texas-based reciprocal exchange said revenue was up 17% year-over-year to …
June 3, 2024
According to the Insurance Research Council (IRC), the average homeowners insurance expenditure has become less affordable for U.S. consumers over time. Looking at the the years 2001 to 2021 — the latest year in which relevant data is available — …
June 3, 2024
Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly for all account sizes to 7.7% on average in the first quarter 2024, according to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q1 Market Survey. With the 7.7% average increase in Q1, there have …
May 31, 2024
The leading pet insurer in the U.S. said it is dropping about 100,000 policies starting this spring, citing inflation in the cost of veterinary care. Nationwide Pet, the leading provider of pet insurance for dogs, cats, birds and exotic animals, …
May 31, 2024
Following its announcement several months ago to leave the homeowners insurance business in nine states including California and Louisiana, American National appears to be exiting the line in all states. According to a letter sent to employees and other stakeholders …
May 31, 2024
American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have dropped claims against three former AIG executives who launched Dellwood Insurance Group but its claims against the E&S lines insurer live on. AIG earlier in May …
May 23, 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today predicted an 85% chance of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 25 named storms. “The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to a confluence of …
May 22, 2024
With recent news that Johnson & Johnson is going forward with a third bankruptcy plan of a subsidiary to settle tens of thousand of lawsuits that its talc products cause cancer, a class-action lawsuit was filed today alleging the company’s …
May 22, 2024
S&P Global Market Intelligence weighed in on the U.S. cyber insurance marketplace, reporting that premium dipped in 2023 to end several years of rapid growth. The overall 0.7% decline in cyber insurance direct written premiums was driven by a 3.2% …