W. R. Berkley Corporation today reported its third quarter 2026 results. Return on equity of 18.4% and operating return on equity of 18.8%. Pre-tax underwriting income for the Insurance segment grew 10.6% to $237.7 million. Net investment income grew to $383.5 million driven by core portfolio increase of 12.0%. Gross and net premiums written for the Insurance…
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The Word& Brown Companies have been named one of Business Insurance’ s 2026 Best Places to Work, marking the organization’ s third recognition in the last six years. The honor recognizes employers that excel in creating workplaces where employees thrive, enjoy their work, and contribute to business success. Best Places to Work in Insurance is an annual sponsored…
Shares of Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $51.02. So far today, approximately 8,322 shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 161.22k shares. Employers Holdings, Inc., along with its subsidiary companies, primarily operates within the commercial property and casualty […]
AM Best will host its annual market briefing on the state of the insurance industry in conjunction with the American Property Casualty Insurers Association’ s Annual Meeting, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, from 2-3 p.m. EST at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, MA.. Registration for AM Best’ s“ Insurance Market Briefing– APCIA,” which will be held in the Sutton Room at…
U.S. commercial auto liability insurance coverage has continued to bear the brunt of rising litigation costs that have outpaced economic inflation and fueled uncertainty in reserve estimates, part of the ongoing social inflation trend that is affecting other lines of property/casualty coverage as well, according to the new AM Best report.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– October's Great ShakeOut drill offers a good opportunity for families to plan ahead and prepare for a major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance encourages Missourians to make financial preparations part of their emergency plan, including earthquake insurance.
By 6 p.m. on a recent Monday, Vikki Goodwin had sat through a five-hour Texas House insurance committee hearing, worked the phones to thank campaign donors for their latest checks, sat for an interview with a cannabis podcast where she bashed Lt. Such is half a day in the life of Texas' Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, who is taking on one of the state's top…
However, the club's insurer, American Fire and Casualty Company, capped the payout for the carts at $110,000. American Fire and Casualty Company, which is headquartered in Boston, sent a letter to the Longview Country Club on Dec. 12, 2025, notifying them that the carts fall under a different part of their insurance called the "Commercial inland marine scheduled…
Your credit score is an important metric that lenders and credit cards use to determine if you qualify for financing. While that score isn't important to your car insurance company, they likely use the same underlying credit data to calculate another number that can significantly impact what you pay for coverage: your credit-based insurance score.
Hurricane Isaias will cost insurers between $2.5 billion and $4.5 billion, with a best estimate of $3.5 billion, according to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Oct. 16, 2026 A review by the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) found personal auto and homeowners…
By 6 p.m. on a recent Monday, Vikki Goodwin had sat through a five-hour Texas House insurance committee hearing, worked the phones to thank campaign donors for their latest checks, sat for an interview with a cannabis podcast where she bashed Lt. Such is half a day in the life of Texas' Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, who is taking on one of the state's top…
The Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income of $1.917 billion, or $9.04 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared to $1.888 billion, or $8.24 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $1.947 billion, or $9.18 per diluted share, compared to $1.867 billion, or $8.14 per diluted share, in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– October's Great ShakeOut drill offers a good opportunity for families to plan ahead and prepare for a major earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance encourages Missourians to make financial preparations part of their emergency plan, including earthquake insurance.
The following information was released by Rainforest Action Network:. Legislation, regulations needed to hold U.S. insurance companies accountable for profiting from the affordability crisis driven by financing fossil fuel. Rainforest Action Network, Green America, and Stop the Money Pipeline have long warned that the property insurance industry's…
In fact, federal regulations and the Florida Building Code bar single family homeowners in flood zones from installing permanent flood barriers on their properties at all. In Florida, where homeowners are increasingly finding floodwaters at their door, the market for these kinds of products— both off the shelf at a home improvement store and custom-built— has…
2026 OCT 15– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Politics, Law& Government Daily– Data detailed on Politics and Government have been presented. Financial support for this research came from U.S. Department of Agriculture’ s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Cornell University,“…
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is maintaining steady underwriting performance following several years of economic and underwriting volatility, with favorable results expected to continue in 2026, according to the latest members-only webinar Insurance Economics and Underwriting Projections: A Forward View from the Insurance…
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When you get behind the wheel, you feel more secure strapping on your seatbelt and knowing that you have a car insurance policy in place. The numbers may surprise you: The Insurance Research Council reveals that 1 in 3 drivers was either uninsured or underinsured in 2023, up 10 percentage points since 2017. An uninsured driver, on the other hand, is someone who does…
