Look Who Is Betting on the Agency System February 15, 2019 By Andrea Wells and Andrew G. Simpson According to some pundits, buyers should all be online and the agency system should be dead by now. However, it...
New Ventures, Driver Shortage Among Challenges in Trucking Insurance Market February 15, 2019 By Andrea Wells The transportation industry is considered a barometer of the U.S. economy. If freight is trending up, so too is the...
California Weighs Buying Disaster Insurance Policy to Cover Wildfire Costs February 14, 2019 By Don Jergler California’s insurance commissioner and a lawmaker want to the state to consider buying insurance in the private market to cover...
Auto Loan Delinquencies Keep Rising But Economists Hold Off on Alarm February 14, 2019 By Tom Krisher Borrowers are behind in their auto loan payments in numbers not seen since delinquencies peaked at the end of 2010,...
Nationwide’s ‘SmartMiles’ Auto Insurance Targets Low-Mileage Drivers February 14, 2019 For those who work from home, carpool frequently or use public transit more than they drive, Nationwide is launching SmartMiles,...
Study Questions Safety Claims About Tesla Autopilot’s Steering Feature February 14, 2019 By Ryan Beene An analysis of government data disputes a finding by safety regulators and promoted by Tesla Inc. that crash rates of...
Expect Direct Online to Gain in Small Commercial Insurance Market Share: Novarica February 14, 2019 Changes in small business owners’ online habits and new market entrants are driving market demand for online purchasing of insurance,...
J&J Talc Supplier Files for Bankruptcy Over Lawsuits February 14, 2019 By Tina Bellon and Tom Hals A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in...
AIG Reports Q4 Loss on Catastrophes, Lower Investment Returns February 13, 2019 By Suzanne Barlyn American International Group Inc. on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss as the insurer was hit with catastrophe losses and made...
FEMA Chief Long to Leave Agency February 13, 2019 By Jennifer Jacobs and Christopher Flavelle Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Brock Long is leaving the agency he led through a record period of natural disasters...