Personal Lines

Catastrophe losses for the first half of 2012 were mild compared to the previous year and notably below the 10 year average, according to a report from German insurer Munich Re.

The president of the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters says all public adjusters are trying to do is get homeowners money that is rightfully theirs.

The president of the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters says all public adjusters are trying to do is get homeowners money that is rightfully theirs.

Auto and home insurers might have a tough road ahead of them when it comes to expanding market share organically, but there are growth strategies they could pursue to capitalize on the evolving needs of todays increasingly tech-savvy personal-lines consumers.

Auto and home insurers might have a tough road ahead of them when it comes to expanding market share organically, but there are growth strategies they could pursue to capitalize on the evolving needs of todays increasingly tech-savvy personal-lines consumers.

A combination of higher coastal populations, artificially suppressed rates for last-resort insurers, and the inability of insurers to charge rates commensurate with risk along the coast has driven the residual property market in hurricane-exposed states to new peaks in both exposure value and policy levels, says the Insurance Information Institute....