Expense reduction is a band-aid, Advanced Risk Selection is the cure
Why are carriers doing so much expense reduction? Simple, it’s a proven and relatively quick strategy for getting results when profitability is […]
The more the policy “churn”, the more valuable micro-risk selection becomes
The Insurance Journal brings us the news that customers are upset by rapidly rising auto insurance rates and are doing something about […]
Younger insurance customers are different – which means trouble for carriers
Carrier Management recently published a poll that showed a shocking difference in the honesty of young insurance consumers versus older ones. When […]
Why are tropical storm catastrophes so catastrophic for insurance carriers?
Hurricane Ian caused over $112.9 billion in damage, serving as a reminder how a single hurricane can derail a whole industry’s performance. […]
Things Carriers Need to Do Right Now – Rooftop Solar
Solar panels are a popular green, and cost-effective solution for generating renewable energy. However, it is crucial to be aware of the […]
Things Carriers Need to Do Right Now – Lithium Batteries
SAN FRANCISCO — Yogi and Carolyn Vindum were still asleep late last year when their Tesla Model S beamed an alert that […]
Homeowners Carriers Have a Renovation Problem
P&C Specialist reports that Hanover’s 2023 Home Renovation Report shows an increase in homeowners not informing their carrier of home renovations. “The […]
Geico falls into third place behind Allstate
Geico falls behind Allstate in Personal Lines revenue although it remains a dominating third in Auto. Has Geico’s low-cost direct auto business […]
How will insurance regulators evaluate AI/Black Box underwriting decisions?
There is quite a bit of auto insurance industry activity and discussion around using AI machine learning models to identify bad risks […]
What Progressive’s 3rd Quarter homeowner’s losses tell us
First the obvious: Unique among its large carrier peers, Progressive participates in the Florida market and Hurricane Ian is responsible for its […]
Why do auto Insurers experience so much rate manipulation at point of sale?
The auto insurance industry has a fraud and premium leakage problem at the point of sale. Industry studies and our own work […]
State Farm Leans into the Storm
State Farm Leans into the Storm For most carriers 3rd quarter 2022’s underwriting results scream retrenchment: double digit deterioration in combined ratios […]