Commercial Lines

Property and casualty insurers could see a drop in the value in their fixed-income-securities investments if interest rates climb as expected, says Moodys Investors Service.

While the use of telematics-based insurance to date has primarily been seen in monitoring personal-vehicle use, insurers are increasingly relying on the underwriting tool in the commercial-fleet and trucking industries.

The economy is down, and fraud is upalong with consumer acceptance of fraudulent behavior. A best-practices approach requires using new and established tools and building a reputation for being aggressive in the fight against fraud. Four insurers reveal how theyre waging war against fraudsters.

As telematics data becomes an increasingly valuable and more widely accepted tool for writing risks, its adoption is rapidly growing in the commercial sector.

Emerging markets such as Brazil, China and India present great opportunity for insurers looking to expand their top-line growth, if not profitable growth.

Based on a new Government Accountability Office study, the insurance industry and plaintiffs lawyers are renewing their call for passage of legislation that they argue would make the Medicare Secondary Payment program work better.