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    Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets

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    Social Inflation, “Nuclear Verdicts” & Extreme Weather Top Insurer Issues in 2020 – NAMIC CEO.

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    “Still Opportunities to Get Things Done Despite Dysfunctional US Government” – APCIA CEO

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    Innovation is Happening in Insurance, but Not Disruption – Not Yet! – Aisus CEO

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    NY Insurers Face Challenges and Opportunities in Tech, Financial Literacy – NYIA

  • COMMERCIAL RISK
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    Strong economy, construction/transportation trends bode well for inland marine – IMUA & Allianz Execs

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    Climate Change Affecting Insured Losses, but Hard to Quantify – Dr. Klotzbach, Colorado State University.

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    Independent Agents See Growth Across All Lines, Despite Challenges – Big I CEO

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    Technology and “Lookers” Enhance Claims Management process – Crawford COO

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    Cyber cover evolves as insurtech explodes – Business Insurance editor

  • CONSUMER RISK
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    FL Commissioner Optimistic about Emerging Consumer Products/Services

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    New Revenues for Insurers Exist in Sharing Economy – Re-Sure CEO

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    Insurers need “sense of urgency” to improve claims and risk assessment process

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    “Amazoned” consumers present challenges & opportunities to personal lines insurers.

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    “Upstart Insurtechs” raising the bar in homeowners market – LexisNexis exec.

  • REINSURANCE/ILS
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    Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets

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    Robust Reinsurance Market Not Without its Challenges – RAA CEO.

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    Customer Experience…a Modern Differentiator for Insurers – BMS Re CEO

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    US Reinsurance Market “Healthy” While Facing New Threats & Opportunities

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    Reinsurance upgraded to “Stable” as A.M. Best cites possible “inflection point”

  • CAREERS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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    P&C Industry Gives $1B+/year to Charity…IICF on Women in Insurance & Millennial Summit

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    St. Baldrick’s Carries on Tradition of Giving – NAMIC CEO

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    Looking ahead…Automation, Robotics and AI could help fill “Talent Gap”

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    Grow by Solving Society’s Problems…A.M. Best exec.

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    Spencer Foundation fights “war for talent” with scholarships, grants and internships.

3 New Articles
  • Oct 12, 2020 Guy Carpenter & RAA Execs on CAT Losses, Elections, & (Re)Insurance Markets
  • Feb 6, 2020 Strong economy, construction/transportation trends bode well for inland marine – IMUA & Allianz Execs
  • Jan 29, 2020 Social Inflation, “Nuclear Verdicts” & Extreme Weather Top Insurer Issues in 2020 – NAMIC CEO.
Home Tag Archives: auto insurance

Tag Archives: auto insurance

Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS Homeowner/Renter/Auto INDUSTRY NEWS Recent Stories WRIN.tv Newswire

Insurers sitting on “Gold Mine” of data…and don’t know it.

BriteCore CEO and Founder Phil Reynolds provides insights into the risks, challenges and opportunities affecting the changing insurance market due in large part to data. He says many insurers simply so not understand what their data means. The data collected on policies, claims, losses and consumer behaviors is a gold mine, and most don’t even know it. He notes that …

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CONSUMER RISK EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto Life Insurance Recent Stories WRIN.tv Newswire

“Amazoned” consumers present challenges & opportunities to personal lines insurers.

According to Sean Kevelighan, President & CEO of the Insurance Information Institute (III), says catastrophes, both natural and man-made, are having a large impact on personal lines insurance carriers. An increase in natural catastrophe has an impact on auto and homeowner’s insurance, and the “vastly underserved” flood market continues to be an issue. The auto insurance market is being impacted …

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Mutuals thrive despite $17B in CAT losses – A.M. Best.

Kimberly Muccia, a Financial Analyst at A.M. Best Company, comments on the impact of catastrophic losses on the financial strength of insurers. Among the catastrophes affecting the auto and homeowner lines of business in 2018 were hurricanes and wildfires, resulting in about $17 billion for the Mutual Insurance segment alone. Despite the losses, Mutuals posted approximately a 6 percent increase …

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CONSUMER RISK Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS Homeowner/Renter/Auto Recent Stories WRIN.tv Newswire

Auto insurers face challenges and opportunities related to new technologies.

According to AAIS Product Manager Casey Brewer, the biggest issues facing auto insurers today revolve around technology and the speed of technological change. Technology is changing the nature of the risk to the vehicle, as well as driver behavior and distracted driving and the insurer’s operations. Ironically, the opportunities auto insurers have are related to the challenges. New technologies are …

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COMMERCIAL RISK EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto Legislation/Regulation P&C Specialty Lines Uncategorized WRIN.tv Newswire

AAIS CEO on disruptive technology, new economy, regulation & ‘CannaBOP.’

AAIS President and CEO Ed Kelly discusses the major issues industry executives are concerned about heading into 2018, including technology, the new economy and buying behavior, as well as government regulation. While technology remains an enabler in the insurance industry, Mr. Kelly notes that the new uses of technology are the “disruptors.” “We’ve seen that with automation…the use if drones, …

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Auto/Marine/Aviation CONSUMER RISK Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS FEATURED Homeowner/Renter/Auto

“Trifecta of Disruptive Trends” hitting auto insurance market.

  Over the past decade, a steady flow of disruptive forces has impacted the personal auto insurance market, including telematics, the sharing economy and autonomous vehicles. AAIS Auto Product Manager Casey Brewer discusses how they are reshaping the Personal Auto insurance market, and myriad challenges and opportunities it creates for carriers.   Telematics programs provide insurers with access to vast amounts …

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Usage-Based Insurance Market to Reach $123 Billion by 2022 – Globally-Allied Market Research

PORTLAND, Oregon and PUNE, India, November 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ –According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Usage-Based Insurance Market by Product Type (Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance (PAYD), Pay-How-You-Drive Insurance (PHYD), and Manage-How-You-Drive Insurance (MHYD) and Technology (OBD-II-Based UBI Programs, Smartphone-Based UBI Programs, Hybrid-Based UBI Programs, and Black-Box-Based UBI Programs): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2014–2022,” the global …

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CONSUMER RISK EMERGING TRENDS Homeowner/Renter/Auto

Ride Sharing / Vehicle Sharing require new insurance forms to cover emerging auto risks.

In part two of this special AAIS Advisory Report on the auto insurance market, John Kadous, VP of Personal Lines at AAIS, talks about how emerging exposure, technology and Big Data are impacting carriers’ approach to auto policies. With increasing uptake of telematics, we see more data is being generated and more underwriting tools for auto insurance carriers. Mr. Kadous …

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Auto/Marine/Aviation FEATURED INDUSTRY NEWS Markets Recent Stories

Even with deteriorating pricing/potential UW losses, Fitch does not see markets hardening in 2017.

Current stability and underwriting profits are giving way to growing loss trends, investment headwinds and deteriorating profits. Still, that will not be enough to harden insurance markets in 2017, according to Jim Auden, Managing Director & Head of U.S. Property & Casualty at Fitch Ratings The overall industry is “pretty stable” right now, as is Fitch’s ratings outlook. That stability …

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Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS Homeowner/Renter/Auto Reinsurance Markets

New technology, cyber risk and jury verdicts are influencing casualty market – Munich Re’s Casualty Head

Sustained increases in casualty pricing in the auto insurance lines are due in part to losses penetrating primary insurance and penetrating the umbrella level. That, according to Gerry Skalka, SVP and Head of Casualty Underwriting at Munich Re. He also notes higher awards from jury verdicts are having an impact on casualty pricing. He remains confident that the market will …

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Brokers/Consultants EMERGING TRENDS ILS & Capital Markets Reinsurance Markets REINSURANCE/ILS

(Re)insurers seeking growth are running to emerging risks…rather than away – Aon Benfield’s Head of Strategy

With losses from Hurricane Mathew and other catastrophe losses, 2016 has seen the highest loss activity in three years. Even so, according to Andrew Marcell, Global Head of Strategy at Aon Benfield, the impact on rates in property reinsurance will be fairly minimal. There are numerous emerging risks from new technologies and the sharing economy. For instance, Aon reports a …

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Martin Neuhaus | Munich Re America
Auto/Marine/Aviation EMERGING TRENDS REINSURANCE/ILS

Top 3 Reinsurance Challenges & a “Game-Changer” in Auto – Munich Re America Chief Underwriting Officer

The top three challenges facing reinsurance underwriters today are too much supply versus demand, new technology and data, and cyber risk. That, according to Martin Neuhaus, Chief Underwriting Officer of the Reinsurance Division at Munich Re America. Mr. Neuhaus says the oversupply of capital demands discipline from underwriters, and new technology and the amount of data now available require underwriters …

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Rising Auto Claims Costs Put Upward Pressure On Price Of Insurance – I.I.I.

I.I.I. White Paper Finds Increase In Frequency And Severity Of Auto Crashes NEW YORK, October 20, 2016 — Over the past two years, U.S. auto insurance companies have seen private-passenger loss costs rise sharply as insurers receive more, and costlier, claims, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) “There has been an alarming increase in crashes and claims reported. This, …

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Brokers/Consultants Data/Tech/Modeling Health Insurance Homeowner/Renter/Auto

Insurers finding “relevance” in Big Data and “Holistic Lifestyle” coverage

Bryon Ehrhart , Global Head of Strategic Growth & Development at Aon Benfield, discusses the threats and opportunities in today’s insurance market. Mr. Ehrhart says the threats do not surround the same issues faced 20 years ago after Hurricane Andrew and the Northridge Earthquake.  Now that the industry has managed the risk down to lower levels of earnings and capital, …

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Reinsurance Markets

Low interest rates pressure insurers/reinsurers…Munich Re “pushes boundaries of insurance” for growth

WRIN.tv spoke with Munich Re America’s Michael Quigley, Head of Property Underwriting, and Stephan Hochburger, SVP & Client Executive, about threats and opportunities in insurance and reinsurance. In the current environment, Mr. Hochburger sees the biggest threat to insurers and reinsurers low interest rates and excess capital, as well as lower reserve levels. “Digitalization” is a new threat, but it …

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Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS

AAIS CEO sees opportunities in “disruptors” like transportation networks/drones.

AAIS President and CEO Ed Kelly speaks with WRIN.tv about technology challenges and opportunities posed by “disruptors.” While ‘retaining talent’ and ‘competition’ are among the major issues facing all insurers, Mr. Kelly sees technology as the biggest challenge. He says cyber risk is on everyone’s mind, particularly CEOs. Unfortunately, much of the focus for insurers revolves around legacy systems, and should be more about …

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CONSUMER RISK Homeowner/Renter/Auto

Esurance launches campaign at Pokémon GO Gamers: “Don’t Catch and Drive”

New augmented reality games like Pokémon GO have taken the world by storm. But there is real concern that avid players may “GET UP, GET OUT AND EXPLORE!” while driving. Even the Pokémon GO website reminds players to “never play while on a bike, driving a car…or anything else where you need to pay attention – for that matter. Esurance …

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CONSUMER RISK Data/Tech/Modeling EMERGING TRENDS Homeowner/Renter/Auto

Smartphone telematics in development for Japanese auto insurance market

According to the Global Status Report on Road Safety released by the World Health Organization, over 1.25 million people die from traffic accidents each year, with millions more sustaining serious injuries. With behavior-based insurance quickly gaining momentum and offered by larger domestic insurers including Allstate, Liberty Mutual and Progressive Insurance, lesser known insurers such as ADI are seeking innovative ways to introduce telematics to …

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Rich Attananasio Auto
CONSUMER RISK Homeowner/Renter/Auto Recent Stories

New safety technologies and usage-based pricing are transforming the U.S. Auto Insurance industry

In a recent edition of A.M. Best’s First Monday series, Vice President Rich Attanasio discusses how usage-based data and advances in automobile technologies are driving changes in the U.S. personal automobile sector. The advancement of safety features in vehicles is having a positive impact in regards to frequency trends in the personal automobile sector said Mr. Attanasio. New technologies including crash avoidance …

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Auto/Marine/Aviation Corporate Risk Management/ERM EMERGING TRENDS Legislation/Regulation Recent Stories

Insurers, Uber, and Lyft support law requiring insurance for ride-share companies

An agreement between leading U.S. insurance providers and Transportation Network Companies, like Uber and Lyft would clarify how much ride-share services must insure drivers…anytime they are working. Ride-share companies have been criticized for gaps in their insurance coverage and cab drivers and local governments have sought regulations that would put companies like Uber and Lyft on a more level playing …

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