Insurance Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, along with increased tariffs on China, will have a negative effect on the insurance industryparticularly impacting the U.S. Analysts at AM Best warned that the planned imposition of U.S. homeowners’ and auto lines …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A large majority of carriers intend to increase or maintain staff sizes in the next 12 months, according to Jacobson’s Q3 2024 Insurance Labor Market Study. While the industry continues to add jobs, the employment growth remains relatively modest, according …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 26, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, customer experience is paramount across all industries, including insurance. While traditionally viewed as a transactional service, insurance companies increasingly recognize the significance of fostering … This post is part of a series sponsored by Dyad.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Executive Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the brink of transforming most aspects of business, including insurance, but it needs to be used responsibly, according to Zywave Chief Technology Officer Doug Marquis, who takes a look at the some of …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The growing adoption of data-driven underwriting and predictive analytics has given delegated underwriting authority enterprises (DUAEs) a competitive advantage within the insurance industry, with technology serving as a cornerstone for many of these operations. An AM Best survey of its …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

He noted a post on this blog, Insurance Fraud Cost Statistics Are a Fraud, and stated the following: An academic paper published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation seems to have rekindled the debate over how much … The post Insurance Journal Picks Up on Academic Article Exposing Fraudulent Statistics by Insurance Industry appeared first on (..)

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

At one of the early meetings of American Legal Connections, Rich Henderson, a senior vice president for reinsurer TransRe, bumped into a concerned client from a hospital insurance company who brought his team members to the event. The insurer was …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Fitch Ratings expects Hurricane Milton to cause between $30 billion and $50 billion in insured losses to push total industry losses in 2024 above $100 billion for the fifth straight year. The range of losses expected by rating agency Fitch …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike on Tuesday, Oct 1. The strike is expected to affect more than 20 ports along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast, including the ports of New York and New Jersey, Baltimore and …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 9, 2025

Maine Governor Janet Mills along with House and Senate leaders are championing major legislation to strengthen the ability of local communities, homeowners, businesses, and emergency responders to prepare for and withstand future severe storms. The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Senate …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The recently issued Emergency Rule 69BER24-4 in Florida creates a concerning conflict with Xactimate’s license agreement, highlighting yet another way the insurance industry exercises control over claims adjusting practices.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

APRIL 4, 2025

Yesterdays testimony before the Florida House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ripped the cover off a story thats been brewing for years: the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) under David Altmaier had a completed, paid-for, red-flag-waving report about insurer affiliate transactions showing hundreds of millions of hidden profits for the insurance (..)

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Top Insurance Blogs

APRIL 17, 2025

The insurance industry in Australia, like many others, is undergoing a significant transformation, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). Over the past few years, weve seen AI evolve from being a futuristic buzzword to a practical tool thats revolutionizing every part of the insurance lifecycle.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Governor DeSantis’s response to the CBS 60 Minutes exposé on … The post The Façade of Consumer Protection: How Florida’s Political Leadership Continues to Favor Insurance Companies Over Policyholders — Are Florida’s Politicians in Bed with the Insurance Industry?

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 21, 2025

property/casualty insurance industry reported its first full-year underwriting gain in four years, fueling a jump in net income to $170 billion, according to a joint report from Verisk and The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The global …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Connecticut continues to grow its captive insurance industry, adding nine new captive insurers in 2024 for a 17% increase over the previous year. In addition to the nine new captives, the state insurance department also approved 17 new captive protected …

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Zywave

MARCH 19, 2025

Benefits of APIs in the Insurance Industry APIs offer numerous benefits to the insurance industry, enhancing efficiency, customer experience, and data management. These unique tools help meet data security and privacy insurance regulatory requirements. To learn more about Zywave APIs, visit [link].

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Insurance Journal

APRIL 6, 2025

property/casualty insurance industry reported its first full-year underwriting gain in four years, fueling a jump in net income to $170 billion, according to a joint report from Verisk and The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The global …

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Majesco

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Bring your conversation to Majesco and let us show you how we’re helping insurers to rapidly bring new business models and products to market, lower costs, improve productivity, drive real business outcomes, and apply the latest technologies to today’s pressing issues. Contact Majesco today!

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history, it is that both the property/casualty insurance industry and the independent agents who serve as its personal point of contact …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is highlighting in-demand jobs available to Michiganders in the insurance field as part of Insurance Careers Month. More than 73,000 Michiganders work in the insurance industry, according to a study conducted …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The latest revelations about Allstates use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting insurance claims emails should serve as a wake-up call for policyholders, insurance regulators, and insurance industry claims handlers.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The latest revelations about Allstates use of artificial intelligence (AI) in drafting insurance claims emails should serve as a wake-up call for policyholders, insurance regulators, and insurance industry claims handlers.

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 5, 2025

A new investigation into Floridas property insurance industry is set to begin, raising significant questions about insurer profitability, financial transparency, and the true reasons behind skyrocketing premiums for policyholders.

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

Are you a young insurance agent, 40 years old or younger? Do you know a young insurance agent? This is the final call for participating in this year’s Young Insurance Agents Opinion Survey! The deadline for participating is April 1.

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Redbird Agents

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Choosing the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is crucial for enhancing customer interactions and streamlining operations within the insurance industry. This post first appeared at Comprehensive Review of Top CRMs for the Insurance Industry on the Redbird Agents Blog.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) reports that it raised more than $1.4 The gala hosted more than 600 professionals from the insurance industry for an … million at its 18th Annual Northeast Benefit Event last week in New York City.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2024

The insurance industry is at a pivotal moment in embracing generative AI. According to the ISG Pulse Check State of the European Insurance Industry 2024, insurance firms are actively engaged in generative AI transformations and currently comprise nearly a quarter …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Stakeholders within the insurance industry have rightfully been calling for more leadership … The post Where Is the National Plan for Structural Resiliency? If there is to Be Available and Affordable Insurance, Then Property Has to Be More Resilient to Damage appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2024

home insurance industry has experienced an upward trend in all-peril loss costs over the past seven years, according to a new report released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The ninth annual LexisNexis U.S. Home Trends Report found that all-perils …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2024

Insurers could face a raft of business interruption claims after a worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday, insurance industry experts said. A software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to have triggered systems problems …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 17, 2025

The “gap is closing” between commercial lines and personal lines underwriting results as the insurance industry overall is expected to continue its run of premium growth and improved underwriting results over the next 2 years. According to a report from …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The insurance industry has historically been slow to adopt new technologies o often relying on traditional outreach, marketing and client management methods. However, digital transformation has taken hold across the sector in recent years, radically reshaping how insurance companies engage …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

A new report from Marsh McLennan and Zurich titled “Closing the cyber risk protection gap” is calling for a closer collaboration between the insurance industry and the public sector as cyber insurance coverage gaps remain. “Both the insurance industry and …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 12, 2024

In recent months the dynamic markings for voices asserting the insurance industry is not up to challenges posed by climate change have gone from mezzo-piano to mezzo-forte. In his endorsement of a proposal by Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to create …

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The insurance industry faces significant challenges in covering catastrophic risks, especially as climate change drives more extreme weather events. With soaring premiums and increasing exclusions, the need for an accurate assessment of these risks is more important than ever. The …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has. He’s been called “eccentric,” a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George Miles has filed formal complaints with the Florida Board …

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