A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics company Arity suggests that drivers who feel …
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National Carbon, headquartered in London, appointed Jeff Bright as underwriting director in its expansion into the U.S. market. Bright has over 30 years of experience in the Lloyd’s Property DUA market, where he’s developed and managed extensive U.S. property portfolios …
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2026: Part One
Agency owners must stay informed about significant new trends in the insurance industry. The following is part one of a two-part article highlighting seven industry trends insurance agencies should track for 2026. 2025 M&A Activity & Pricing The field of …
Does Private Equity Create True Value?
A study published by Pitchbook (10/4/2025), a trade publication and data source for private equity, showed that private equity buyouts improve portfolio outcomes by 0.64% in annualized excess returns for the last 25 years. However, once the returns were adjusted …
Nonprofit to Rescue NOAA Billion-Dollar Dataset
A climate nonprofit plans to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather and climate disasters that the Trump Administration stopped updating in May, Bloomberg reported. The database
Florida Governor Touts Auto Insurance Rebates, Tort Reform Success
By Jeff Dunsavage, Senior Research Analyst, Triple-I Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last week that state regulators have secured nearly $1 billion in premium refunds for Progressive auto ins
Illinois Roofing Company Sued for Race and Sex Harassment
Anthony Roofing Tecta America LLC and Tecta America Corporation, roofing services providers in Illinois and nationwide, violated federal law when they subjected African American and female employees o
Women have come a long way to take hold of their finances. How can the insurance industry further their progress?
By Tasha Williams, Senior Research Writer and Max Dorfman, Research Writer Women contribute more earnings to their households and feel more confident about personal finance than prior generati
Deadly Floods Hit Southeast Asia as More Rain Forecast
Heavy rainfall has unleashed deadly floods across Southeast Asia, damaging crops and stranding tourists, with more downpours expected into early next week. Flooding in southern Thailand has killed at
Executive Exchange: RiskScan Survey Taps Cross-Market Viewpoints
For insurers, “customer” is one word that encompasses individual policyholders, business owners, risk managers, agents and brokers, and others, all with different (often divergent) priorities. For