Personal Lines

While ridesharing got all the attention and took off rapidly, car-sharing, which is getting more popular, developed without a lot of press.

The main driver of the high insured losses was an active hurricane season in the North Atlantic. In addition, the combined insurance losses from all wildfires worldwide were $14 billion, the highest ever in a single year.

Police report that 61% of distracted drivers were daydreaming at the time of a fatal crash, compared with 14% of drivers who were distracted by cell phone use.

Data breaches have become more common, and as a result, consumers are left to wonder how much of their sensitive information has been exposed.

Coverage Q&A: Traditional insurance policies exclude coverage for water that backs up through sewers or drains as well as flooding.

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