Insurance Journal

MARCH 9, 2025

Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than $58 million in workers’ compensation premiums each year, according to a report from a state task force. Maryland’s Joint Enforcement …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 20, 2025

AP) Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement announced Friday by …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A businessman in south Georgia who called his business a tax preparation site for immigrants is now facing multiple charges that he swindled clients out of thousands of dollars in workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Emmanuel Torres Cruz, 34, was arrested …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

By Andrea Wells Fewer agencies reported increases in premium on their agency errors and omissions renewal policies from 2023 to 2024, according to Insurance Journalis annual Agency E&O survey, which polls buyers of the coverage on pricing and trends on …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

US Premium Finance, a division of Atlanta-based Ameris Bank, named Alan Malone director of sales and marketing. Malone has more than 30 years of experience in insurance premium finance. He was previously senior vice president and regional sales manager at …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Respondents of a recent survey reported lower premium increases for all lines of business except umbrella during the third quarter. According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes rose …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has proposed modifying the state’s recently adopted premium change transparency rule. The proposal is specific to Phase 2 of the rule (the automatic inclusion of reasons for premium increases in policy renewals). It moves the …

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 10, 2024

billion of direct premiums they underwrote for commercial fossil-fuel clients in 2023, according to Insure Our Future. Top insurance companies suffered $10.6 billion of climate-attributed losses this year, just shy of the $11.3 Of the 28 insurers reviewed, more than …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A Miami insurance agent has pleaded guilty to defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium financing then using the $6 million for personal gain. Heleonel Gonzalez, known as Leo, is set for sentencing in February, …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding property insurers to refrain from raising homeowners’ premiums just because an insured filed a claim or inquiry in order to qualify for flood insurance indemnity or federal assistance. In most cases, the …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Treaty reinsurance written in the London company market grew by almost one-third in 2023, with the sector generating premiums of £10.889 billion (US$14.2 billion), up from £8.248 billion ($10.8 billion) in 2022, according to the International Underwriting Association (IUA). The …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 20, 2024

Insurance Australia Group said on Wednesday it expects premiums to keep rising because of a huge jump in loss claims and third-party costs for home and automobile repairs, sending its shares more than 3% lower. IAG said the money it …

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Discover practical strategies to reduce your insurance premiums during an economic downturn. This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Learn how to save money without compromising on coverage. As the economic landscape fluctuates, so does the insurance …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

premium growth while maintaining underwriting discipline. The Lloyd’s executives said the market has continued to demonstrate its value to stakeholders by delivering 6.5% Lloyd’s saw a continuation of positive returns with profit before tax of 9.6 billion ($12.4 billion) during …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

2024 ended as steady as ever with “no real change in current market conditions” as respondents of a recent survey reported most lines of business in the last quarter had average increases in premiums about the same or …

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AMAXX

MARCH 24, 2025

When an employer receives a revised workers’ compensation premium bill, the accuracy of the bill can be uncertain and confusing. To ensure fairness and correctness, an independent premium audit is highly recommended. Payroll Information A critical step in any premium audit is the review of an employer’s payroll.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than $58 million in workers’ compensation premiums each year, according to a new report from a state task force. Maryland’s Joint …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 20, 2024

But if it were, its average premium for regular homeowner’s insurance would have to … The post Florida Property Insurance Rates and Premiums Are Going Up Even More: All United States Property Insurance Premiums Are Rising appeared first on Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog.

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Florida authorities in August arrested a well-known southwest Florida insurance agent, charging him with larceny and embezzlement of premiums. Reid McDaniel, 33, who was named the honorary mayor of North Fort Myers last year but who also was facing a …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

Delaware has begun a program that promises to reduce premiums for 2025 crop insurance plans for producers who had an eligible plan in 2024. The reduction is equal to 30% of the 2024 total premium with a maximum of $10 …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

AUGUST 25, 2024

I was invited to a CEO Summit at Harvard this weekend, and the CEOs all had this question: “What is up with our insurance premiums? Insurance premiums are up for everyone. Business … The post What Is Up With Insurance Premiums Other Than They Are Going Up? Can we cut the costs?”

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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

MARCH 19, 2025

After years of rising insurance premiums, anger from homeowners, and recent reports about some property insurance carriers’ alleged diverting of profits, bills seen as “consumer friendly” continue to gain traction in the Florida Legislature. One of those bills, Senate Bill …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

A class action lawsuit filed in Texas alleges GEICO doesn’t abide by its Accident Forgiveness program when a driver with an unblemished record gets into a first, at-fault accident. Texas resident Christopher Cude sued GEICO on Feb. 25, alleging the …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

MARCH 15, 2025

Floridas homeowners have been paying ever-increasing insurance premiums, but where has all that money been going? A secret state report, which regulators conveniently left unfinished and never shared with lawmakers, might have held the answer.

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will go up about 3.8% in 2025, the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced. Employers and workers together will pay on average roughly $1 per week more for each …

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

British insurer Aviva beat annual profit expectations on double-digit growth in its general insurance premiums in 2024, and said its planned 3.7 billion pound ($4.69 billion) acquisition of smaller rival Direct Line was on track. The company, which offers car, …

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AMAXX

MARCH 24, 2025

In this final part of our series exploring the nine elements of independent premium audits, we turn our focus to specialized situations and nuanced adjustments auditors carefully evaluate. Auditors disallow estimates, making precise documentation vital to receiving the intended premium savings associated with this exception.

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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) …

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services the decline in workers’ comp rate, which marks 12 years of average decreases in the pure premium rate. Oregon employers will pay on average less for workers’ compensation coverage in 2025. Employers …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 17, 2024

Then came the letter from her condo association announcing a 300% increase in insurance premiums, … Jillian Anderson was planning to make fighting crime in Waikiki the top issue in her campaign for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 14, 2024

By Chad Hemenway Independent agents placed more than 62% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S., according to the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”). The association’s 2024 Market Share Report said independent agents have …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Along with the rising cost of living in many facets of families’ daily lives, property insurance availability and affordability continue to be a challenge across the U.S. Inflation has been persistently increasing repair, labor, and medical costs. And legal system …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Millions of Americans have been watching with growing alarm as their homeowners insurance premiums rise and their coverage shrinks. Nationwide, premiums rose 34% between 2017 and 2023, and they continued to rise in 2024 across much of the country. To …

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Property Insurance Coverage Law

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Americas housing market is teetering on the edge of a crisisa situation fueled by climate change, soaring insurance premiums, underinsurance, and systemic failures in addressing these growing risks.

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 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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