David Sampson News

What P/C Insurance Industry Can Expect If Biden Wins or If Trump Is Re-Elected

If Republican President Donald Trump wins re-election, the property/casualty insurance industry is not likely to see much change from the status quo in Washington. If Democrat Joe Biden wins the presidency, however, the P/C insurance industry can expect a flurry …

What State Insurance Regulators Have Asked of P/C Insurers to Address Coronavirus

As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements. David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the American …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claim For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claim For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Inside The Disaster Blaster

For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because it just dropped $40 million on a three-bedroom house that fell …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claims For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claims For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Inside the Disaster Blaster

Industry’s $40M Research Center May Someday Lead to Lower Catastrophe Claim For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because …

Declarations

Death by Suicide “Historically failure to adequately reserve and price is the No. 1 killer of insurance companies.” —Robert Hartwig, president and economist for the Insurance Information Institute, noting that underpricing/under-reserving is the leading cause of death, contributing to about …

Declarations

Always Exceptional “It’s easy to forget the good times during times of adversity, but we need to remember that our unique experiment with democracy has produced greater prosperity for more people than any other system in the history of civilization.” …