Personal Lines

Catastrophe modeler Eqecat says a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Columbia is expected to cause insured losses of less than $100 million.

Last Tuesday, California became the third state to legalize driverless cars, a concept automobile under development by Google that could one day revolutionize the way we drive. But the development raises a host of liability questions for insurers.

Last Tuesday, California became the third state to legalize driverless cars, a concept automobile under development by Google that could one day revolutionize the way we drive. But the development raises a host of liability questions for insurers.

Helping affluent personal lines clients make smart insurance choices is smart business for independent agents.

On the heels of a Consumer Federation of America report charging that auto insurers put too much weight on non-driving rating factors, the Insurance Information Institute released figures showing that insurers use of a wide range of rating factors has held down consumers expenditures on auto insurance.

Britain's consumer watchdog could on Friday call on competition regulators to probe the motor insurance market just as its biggest player, Direct Line, enters a critical phase in its planned stock market listing, London's biggest in over a year.