The national flood insurance program is set to expire in July, and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is renewing the call to pass a long-term solution for the problem. Currently, the NFIP is …

More than half of drivers killed in car accidents who were tested for drugs had marijuana, opioids or a combination of the two in their system, according to a new report. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report found that …

Global commercial property/casualty insurance premiums were worth approximately $730 billion in 2017 and by 2021 will rise to almost $900 billion.  U.S. commercial P/C insurance premiums were worth $274.5 billion in 2017 and are forecast to rise to $331.5 billion …

Amazon.com has contemplated offering home insurance as an offshoot of its development work on robots and other connected devices for the home, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The idea is that robots and other smart devices can …

The World Insurance Report (WIR) from Capgemini, in collaboration with Efma, has found Insurers face losing significant ground to the likes of Amazon, Google and Apple as a willingness from customers to buy insurance products from BigTech – coupled with a …

Three major hurricanes caused about $80 billion in insured losses nationwide for property and casualty insurers in 2017, but in Florida, legal maneuvers are as much a factor as weather in driving up pricing on homeowners’ insurance policies, a new …

Insurers in the cyber insurance segment have enjoyed exponential growth in the market over the last 10 years, and that is expected to continue as the world becomes even more connected via the internet. But while the growth in business …

Congressional efforts to curtail the federal government’s involvement in insurance regulation continue this week as a House panel is scheduled to consider a measure to trim the sails of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wisc., chairman of …

Damaged roof tiles didn’t exceed your $6,000 deductible? Whip out the credit card.  Evacuating and need gas and lodging? Hit the ATM on the way out of town. Now, homeowners can buy coverage that fills in those gaps. A new …

Last year was a rough hurricane season, from Harvey stalling on Houston, Irma traveling up Florida and Maria divesting Puerto Rico.  What are the lessons we learned from the 2017 hurricane season? We learned a great deal of positive “lessons” …