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Texas Auto, Homeowners Premiums Grew Double Digits in 2022, Report Shows

The Texas market for auto and homeowners insurance grew double digits in 2022, according to an annual report put out by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas insurers reported direct premium written for private passenger auto of $26.3 billion in …

Climate Activists Tell Insurance CEOs to Stop Covering Carbon Projects ‘Immediately’

A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company bosses to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects in the wake of a stark climate warning from U.N. scientists, a letter seen by Reuters showed. Insure our Future, …

Psychosocial Barriers Not Uncommon in Workers’ Comp Recoveries

Workers returning to work after an injury can face various obstacles depending on the nature of their injury and the job, their available benefits and rehabilitation needs, even transportation challenges. Those who help workers know that behavioral issues also get …

Intensifying Storms Are Fueling a Record $17 Billion Bond Barrage

Bonds sold to help US utilities recoup losses from natural disasters are seeing an unprecedented boom, with the latest burst of issuance generated by the deadly February 2021 storm that paralyzed Texas as it struck a large swath of the …

Markets/Coverages: Travelers, Google Cloud to Build Data System to Underwrite Commercial Risk

Google Cloud and The Travelers Companies said they are working together to create a cloud-based data ecosystem that will help Travelers’ underwriters more efficiently evaluate risks for large and middle market businesses The data ecosystem, built on Google Cloud, will …

Travelers, Policyholder Agree to Void Current Cyber Policy

Travelers and policyholder International Control Services (ICS) jointly filed a stipulation to have a federal court rescind an active cyber insurance policy that the insurer claimed was void due to the insured’s misrepresentation of multi-factor authentication use. According to documents …

Boy Scouts Must Change $2.7 Billion Sex Abuse Fund, Judge Rules

The Boy Scouts of America must adjust their plan to create the biggest sexual abuse compensation fund in the U.S. in order to win final court approval for the $2.7 billion proposal, a judge ruled. The decision by a federal …

Travelers’ Income Drops, but Still Beats Profit Estimates on Record Premium Growth

Insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, as record premium growth cushioned a hit from higher catastrophe-related claims and lower returns on investments. The company’s core income fell to $625 million, or $2.57 per …

Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use

In what may be one of the first court filings of its kind, insurer Travelers is asking a district court for a ruling to rescind a policy because the insured allegedly misrepresented its use of multifactor authentication (MFA) – a …

Survey: Broad Support for Renewables, Gap in Climate Change Awareness

There is overwhelming public support across the globe for using renewable energy, according to a new survey out from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. The international survey was published on Wednesday. It was conducted in partnership with Data …