Premiums and Rate Hikes

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (95+ words) Intelligent Insurer US property MGA Avatar goes into runoff Avatar, the Lloyd's of London property MGA which launched in August last year, has entered into runoff, which means it will no longer write new business or renew policies. To request…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (260+ words) H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) has been detected in Victoria. If you see sick or dead birds on the Peninsula, avoid contact and record what you see. Report it online or via the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Learn more or…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (381+ words) State Rep. Jennifer Wortz this week testified in front of the House Committee on Insurance on her bipartisan package that would give Michigan drivers more affordable options for auto insurance. “We have to address the rising cost of auto insurance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (477+ words) Risk Theory, a vertically integrated specialty insurance platform, has selected ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE model to assess wildfire risk for Jupiter Platinum Home, a newly launched excess and surplus (E&S) homeowners programme targeting high-value properties in California. The programme is designed for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (209+ words) People that use Pennsylvania’s health insurance will pay more and those that qualify for utility assistance are not receiving them. Pennie customers are facing another year of higher health insurance premiums. People who buy health insurance through Pennie will pay…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (591+ words) Home insurance can be an essential purchase for everyday life. And in the unfortunate event of ever needing to make a claim, it’s something you will be grateful for having. It’s one of those admin tasks that’s easily postponed, and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (746+ words) The Consumer Federation of America is pushing for legislation that would penalize insurers for delayed payments of insurance claims, including requiring insurers to pay interest to customers for late payouts. This comes after the CFA argued American insurers have an…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (572+ words) A softening commercial property market hands clients something they have not had for most of the past decade: room in the insurance budget. What happens to that room at renewal is the decision that gets tested years later, at claim…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (653+ words) The hard part of comparing a high-deductible, low-premium plan with a low-deductible plan is not adding two premiums. Medical spending varies, and a fair comparison should expose both ordinary and expensive years. I built this simulator so both plans see…...