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Commercial Auto Insurance Profit Struggles Continue

Insurance Journal

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 …

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APCIA: Tariffs to Hurt Families and Business Owners, Affect Affordability

Insurance Journal

The president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued a statement calling the tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China a disruption as many homeowners attempt to rebuild after recent natural catastrophes. “Tariffs can be effective tools of …

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Pennsylvania Shaved $98 Million Off Insurer Rate Requests in First Half of Year

Insurance Journal

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) reported that it has saved consumers $98.3 million in annual auto, home and other property/casualty insurance premiums in the first six months of 2024 through its review of insurance company rate filings. The vast majority …

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Medicare Recovery Actions Can’t be Made by Uninjured Parties, Appeals Court Says

Insurance Journal

Litigation that seeks to win Medicare reimbursements from insurance companies has become a huge business over the last decade, making one Miami lawyer a billionaire and causing expensive, ongoing legal headaches for property-casualty insurers. But the federal law that allows …

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How to Not Suck at Being an Insurance Agent

Redbird Agents

A high turnover rate in the insurance industry is often due to unrealistic expectations about the career path, lack of initial support or training, difficulty in building a sufficient client base, and the stress related to income instability. What type of insurance agent? Why is selling life insurance hard?

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Florida ReformsBear Fruit as Premium Rates Stabilize 

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Floridas legislative reforms to address claim fraud and legal system abuse are stabilizing the states property/casualty insurance market, according to the latest Triple-I Issues Brief. Homeowners rates in Florida grew at a much slower rate in 2024, even as rate growth remained strong nationally.

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Personal Lines Underwriting Results Improve, Reducing Gap With Commercial Lines

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

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. The report was released during a members-only webinar on Oct. The industry’s estimated net combined ratio of 99.4 represented a 2.3-points