Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure? May 8, 2012 By Stephanie K. Jones What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics...
Duplicate Regulation Drives Up Commercial Premiums, Says Iowa Researcher May 8, 2012 Buyers of commercial liability insurance pay as much as 31 percent more in insurer compliance costs if their insurance company...
Young Drivers Know Risks But Text Anyway: Survey May 8, 2012 Most young American drivers agree that it is dangerous to text while driving, but nearly a third admit they do...
Traffic Deaths At Record Low in U.S. in 2011 May 8, 2012 Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads in 2011 fell to their lowest level since federal safety regulators started counting in 1949,...
Survey: Agencies Seek Carrier Help to Expand into New Niches May 2, 2012 The challenges of today’s economy appear to be driving some independent agents into new niche insurance markets and product lines....
Fewer Auto Insurance Buyers Shopping But More Switching Carriers: J.D. Powers May 1, 2012 The auto insurance shopping rate has reached the lowest point in the past five years, with only 25 percent of...
Regulation, Reputational Risk Top Concerns of Risk Managers: Lloyd’s April 30, 2012 A heightened focus on insurance regulation as well as exposures related to reputational risk are top concerns for insurance executives...
58 Massachusetts Workers Were Killed on Job in 2011: Report April 30, 2012 A new report says 58 Massachusetts workers were killed on the job in 2011, at an average of 1.1 worker...
U.S. E&S Market Premiums Increase in 2011: SNL Financial April 30, 2012 U.S. excess and surplus market is seeing a slight uptick in premiums, a new report reveals. After several years of...
Consumer Rebates Under Medical Loss Ratio Estimated to Be $1.3 Billion April 30, 2012 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1.3 billion in rebates this year, thanks...