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Florida Legislators to Investigate Whether Property Insurers Used Accounting Tricks to Hide Profits

Property Insurance Coverage Law

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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US P/C Insurance Industry Posts First H1 Underwriting Profit Since 2021

Insurance Journal

property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $3.7 “After years of consistent losses, premium growth is helping the overall … billion and net income of $94.6 billion for the first-half of 2024, according to a new report.

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What Agents Should Know About Tariffs and Insurance Costs

American Agents Alliance

The global economy is increasingly interconnected, and even in industries like insurance, global issues like supply chain challenges, tariffs, and trade agreements can have significant impacts. While the relationship between tariffs and insurance costs can seem unrelated, tariffs can increase costs for insurers and policyholders.

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New Triple-I Issue Brief Puts the Spotlight on Georgia’s Insurance Affordability Crisis

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Tort reform is discussed as a legislative solution to the challenge of legal system abuse excessive policyholder or plaintiff attorney practices that increase costs and time to settle insurance claims. At least 38 of those events happened in the last five years, with 14 in 2023.

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New IRC report indicates that Most Homeowners Expect to Experience Severe Weather in Future and Feel Prepared. 

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Only 30 percent are aware of premium savings for implementing mitigation measures. Seventy percent revealed they would be willing to pay higher premiums for better protection against future severe weather events. Policyholders lose the ability to work through and settle the claim efficiently. However, the U.S.

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Florida Homeowners Premium Growth Slowsas Reforms Take Hold, Inflation Cools

Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

Homeowners insurance premium growth in Florida has slowed since the state implemented legal system abuse reforms in 2022, according to a Triple-I analysis. As shown in the chart below, average annual premiums climbed sharply after 2020. In 2022, average homeowners premium rates rose more than 17 percent, to $3,040.

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The Rising Cost of Litigation — Social Inflation and E&O Risk

American Agents Alliance

One of the most challenging and unpredictable issues facing the insurance industry lately is social inflation. This trend describes the phenomenon of unexpected rising insurance claim costs because of societal trends and views toward litigation.