Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Starr Insurance reported that South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has granted Starr International Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Korea branch, a license to operate in Seoul and begin selling commercial property/casualty insurance throughout Korea. “Korea is one of the largest commercial …

License

Insurance Journal

JULY 14, 2024

The commercial auto insurance segment maintained its place as a weaker-performing U.S. property/casualty insurance product line in 2023. Despite successive periods of pricing and underwriting actions, commercial auto has generated a statutory combined ratio above 100 in 12 of the …

Auto Insurance

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 7, 2025

Moody’s Ratings changed the sector outlook for the global property/casualty insurance industry to stable from negative last month, pointing to personal lines price hikes in the U.S. As for commercial P/C insurance, … and UK as a reason for the upgrade.

Commercial

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Global commercial insurance rates fell 1% in the third quarter of 2024 from the previous quarter, which marked the first time the index has recorded a quarterly decline since the third quarter of 2017, according to the Global Insurance Market …

Commercial Insurance

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market during a webinar last week. Their main message was …

Casualty Insurance

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

North American specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Felsen Insurance Services, Inc., a New Jersey-based agency offering commercial and personal property/casualty insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Established in 1985, Felsen is based in Denville, …

Risk

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Sompo, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced the launch of a new national marine insurance proposition for the United Kingdom. Sompo’s Marine Cargo UK policy and its Transport & Logistics propositions are both designed …

Marine

Insurance Journal

JULY 31, 2024

AM Best revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a-” (Excellent) of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company and Stonetrust Premier Casualty Insurance Company. Stonetrust is …

Workers Comp

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast iron parts for tractors and other equipment to at least double when it’s up for renewal this fall. He’s been …

Property Insurance

Insurance Journal

JULY 14, 2024

By Susanne Sclafane Even though direct loss ratios for commercial auto and other liability lines rose in first-quarter 2024, across all lines U.S. property/casualty insurers posted a net combined ratio of 94 — the best since first-quarter 2007. Translating to …

Casualty Insurance

Insurance Journal

APRIL 24, 2025

Global commercial insurance rates fell 3%, on average, in the first quarter of 2025 following a 2% decline in Q4 2024, according to the Global Insurance Market Index published quarterly by insurance broker Marsh. The Q1 2025 average commercial rate …

Commercial Insurance

Insurance Journal

MAY 14, 2025

With combined ratios for personal and commercial lines landing only 0.4 points apart last year, the property/casualty insurance industry’s aggregate 2024 combined ratio was 96.5marking the lowest figure since 2013, a new report shows. Fine-tuning a slightly higher industry aggregate …

Casualty Insurance

Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2024

Favorable first-quarter economic and underwriting results for property/casualty insurance are in line with projections that the industry will see a small underwriting loss in 2024 and achieve profitability in 2025, according to a report from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) …

Premium

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2024

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. cannot escape the long tail of asbestos, and must cover part of the litigation losses for an asbestos installation company that went out of business more than 30 years ago, the South Carolina Supreme …

Casualty Insurance

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

OCTOBER 10, 2024

property and casualty insurance industry experienced better-than-expected economic and underwriting results in the first half of 2024, according to the latest forecasting report by Triple-I and Milliman. points year-over-year improvement, with commercial lines continuing to outperform personal lines. represented a 2.3-points

Commercial

Frankenmuth Insurance

JANUARY 9, 2025

Your relationship with your insurance agent is an important one. Wondering how to choose an insurance agent? Agents who represent only one insurance company are called direct or captive agents. Agents who represent only one insurance company are called direct or captive agents. What are your credentials?

Insurance Agent

The Property Insurance Law Observer

AUGUST 22, 2024

Harleysville Insurance Company , 2024 WL 3792261 (D. 2024), the District Court of Massachusetts found that “collapse” provisions within a commercial property policy were ambiguous where a floor merely sagged without completely falling to the ground. During the policy period, the insured’s floor “sunk” between eight to 12 inches.

Building

Agency Revolution

AUGUST 21, 2024

This strategic hire completes Agency Revolution’s leadership team and underscores its commitment to providing top-tier digital marketing solutions for independent insurance agents. Dan brings over 25 years of extensive experience and leadership expertise within the Property and Casualty insurance sector. and Canada.

Broker-Agent

Bankers Insurance

JULY 22, 2024

Westfield’s Legacy of Caring Program Partners with Westfield Insurance Agencies to Support Dozens of Nonprofits Across the Country Westfield partnered with Bankers Insurance to donate $9,500 to the American Red Cross as part of Westfield’s Legacy of Caring program.

Broker-Agent

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Despite early “dire estimates” of how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect the workers compensation insurance sector, the system has proved to be resilient, according to Bill Donnell, president and CEO of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). Workers comp plays a critical role in the U.S.

Workers Comp

Agency Revolution

AUGUST 21, 2024

This strategic hire completes Agency Revolution’s leadership team and underscores its commitment to providing top-tier digital marketing solutions for independent insurance agents. Dan brings over 25 years of extensive experience and leadership expertise within the Property and Casualty insurance sector. and Canada.

Broker-Agent

Triple-I: Business Insurance

AUGUST 11, 2022

The property & casualty insurance industry’s combined ratio – an indicator of underwriting profitability – is forecast at 100.7 Combined ratio represents the difference between claims and expenses paid and premiums collected by insurers. for 2022, up 1.2 We forecast 2022 P&C premium growth of 8.5 percent,” Porfilio said.

Underwriter

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

MARCH 21, 2023

By Max Dorfman, Research Writer, Triple-I Today’s inflationary conditions may increase interest for group captives – insurance companies owned by the organizations they insure – according to a new Triple-I Executive Brief. Group captives can provide a viable way to protect companies across several lines of casualty insurance.

Workers Compensation

Majesco

APRIL 11, 2024

Most insurers are in a sort of pressure-cooker situation where challenges are creating pressure and good decisions need to be made. I recently asked three of my creative and respected colleagues to share insights on how insurers might respond. For the full conversation, see 2024 Trends Reshaping the Insurance Business — Are You Ready?

Commercial Property

Redbird Agents

JULY 9, 2024

I’ve heard more than once the misconception that selling insurance is easy. If selling insurance was so easy, then why is it that roughly 10 percent of the independent insurance agents generate the vast majority of the sales? Why Do Insurance Agents Fail? Statistics from the insurance industry reveal a different story.

Insurance Agent

Hunton Andrews Kurth

JULY 16, 2021

In Discover Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Blue Bell sought coverage for the shareholder suit under a number of commercial general liability policies issued by Travelers, arguing that the suit seeks damages because of “bodily injury.” Blue Bell Creameries USA, Inc.

General Liability