How States Rate on Insurance Regulation, ‘A’ to ‘F’ January 8, 2015 Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card...
Renewals See Lower Pricing, Broader Coverage, Reports Guy Carpenter January 7, 2015 Guy Carpenter & Company reports reinsurance pricing fell at the January 1, 2015 renewals in many segments, affecting almost all...
Study Shows Car Crashes Rise With Daylight Saving Time January 7, 2015 By Mark Whitehouse, Bloomberg View An economist has a warning for the more than 1.5 billion people living in countries that observe daylight saving time:...
How Much Will Drivers Pay for High-Tech Devices? January 5, 2015 By Keith Naughton A majority of U.S. drivers are willing to pay as much as $1,499 to have high-tech entertainment and safety devices...
U.S. Insurers Still Funding Asbestos, Environmental Liabilities: A.M. Best January 5, 2015 The current estimate of net asbestos losses for the U.S. property/casualty industry remains at $85 billion, with net environmental losses...
Aon Benfield 2015 Reinsurance Outlook Notes ‘Financial Security’ Strength January 5, 2015 The roller coaster ride engendered by the entry of large amounts of alternative capital into the reinsurance market – originally...
Willis Re Renewals Report Sees Continued Industry ‘Reshaping’ January 2, 2015 “Relentless rate reductions, low investment returns and the continued influx of alternative capital have offered no respite for reinsurers at...
U.S. Treasury Releases Report on Global Reinsurance Industry December 31, 2014 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a report outlining the role the global reinsurance...
Pill Mill Law Shifts Prescriptions From Opioids to Weaker Meds: WCRI December 31, 2014 A law banning physicians from dispensing certain strong opioids discouraged the doctors from prescribing those drugs at all, according to...
Personal Auto Rates Rose 2.1%, Homeowners 3.5% in 2014: RateWatch December 30, 2014 Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting...