Commentary

While flood insurance might represent the biggest growth opportunity for private carriers in years, its no certainty the industry would be eager or even willing to take on a greater share of such exposures unless conditions are established to give them a reasonable chance of making a profit.

While flood insurance might represent the biggest growth opportunity for private carriers in years, its no certainty the industry would be eager or even willing to take on a greater share of such exposures unless conditions are established to give them a reasonable chance of making a profit.

Looking at insurance-loss trends can be quite baffling at times. Perhaps no more so than when trying to figure out why BI severities continue to rise despite frequency declining at a time when the safest cars ever produced are on the nations highways.

Looking at insurance-loss trends can be quite baffling at times. Perhaps no more so than when trying to figure out why BI severities continue to rise despite frequency declining at a time when the safest cars ever produced are on the nations highways.

Last month's bust of a $7.6 million Miami home insurance fraud ring sounds the call for an industry-wide plan to stop fraud.

Last month's bust of a $7.6 million Miami home insurance fraud ring sounds the call for an industry-wide plan to stop fraud.