Analysis: Louisiana Braces For Flood Insurance Sticker Shock October 4, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana homeowners, many of them still digging out of Hurricane Ida’s...
Global Insurance Recovery Will Be Faster, Stronger Than in 2008–Swiss Re July 27, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — The global insurance industry is poised to recover more quickly and forcefully from the pandemic than it...
Colorado Bill Prohibits Insurer Use of ‘Discriminatory’ Data May 6, 2021 By Patty Nieberg DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using consumer information collected from...
Aviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by Up to 250% – Report January 4, 2021 LONDON — Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re...
Canada’s Struggling Hospitality Businesses Face ‘Perfect Storm’ as Insurers Flee October 8, 2020 By Nichola Saminather TORONTO — Canadian hospitality businesses, already reeling from the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, are facing yet another existential...
Directors’ Liability Insurance Rates Surge on Virus Litigation Fears August 11, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn LONDON — Premiums for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance surged in the second quarter, broker Marsh said on Monday, as...
GOP Lawmakers Look to Limit Car Accident Claims in Louisiana May 14, 2020 By Melinda Deslatte BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers Tuesday advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits,...
Consumer Groups Say Some Auto Insurer Lockdown Rebates Are Too Small April 24, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Two consumer groups said on Thursday that some of the largest U.S. auto insurers, including billionaire Warren Buffett’s Geico Corp,...
Silver Lining For Some: Virus Shutdown Boosts China P/C Insurers March 13, 2020 By Sumeet Chatterjee and Cheng Leng HONG KONG/BEIJING — Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China’s economic performance from...
She Thought She Had Health Insurance, but Was Left Owing $40,000 March 10, 2020 By Audrey Dutton BOISE, Idaho — Susan Calvin was healthy. Her family was, too. But their health insurance premiums and deductibles were climbing....