NU Property & Casualty 360

Insurance sector poised for robust M&A activity in 2021

All signs are pointing to a new year rife with M&A opportunities despite the pandemic's economic fallout.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Auto, food risks driving higher recall claims costs in 2020

The recent surge in product liability and recall risks is coinciding with some of the largest claims payouts the U.S. has seen in a long time

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Forrester's 2021 predictions: Claim leakage top carrier concern

Forrester Research forecasts four trends insurers should watch in 2021, including growth in usage-based insurance and individual disability coverage.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Deloitte: Consumers may be open to auto, home insurance innovation

Most insurance consumers continue to opt for basic, standard policies from carriers already familiar to them.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

10 states with the best drivers in 2020

QuoteWizard's 2020 ranking factored state scores on accidents, speeding tickets, DUIs and citations.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Bad faith and BI claims: The view from the plaintiff's side

Insurance Speak: As business interruption cases move through the courts, well-known consumer attorney Brian Kabateck shares what insurers should be watching.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Most homeowners are unsure of what their insurance covers

Nearly half of consumers turn to home insurance agents for help and 68% compared carriers when shopping for home coverage.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Blown away: 2020 hurricane season at a glance

With 30 named storms, the 2020 hurricane season is now the most active on record.

Posted: Dec 02, 2020

Insurance coverage for the loss of property in a moving trailer

Coverage Q&A: A fire damaged a moving company trailer containing the belongings of others while in the insured's custody.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

International P&C insurance news: December 2020

A round-up of recent international insurance news from Australia, Canada, Austria, and more.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Around the P&C insurance industry: December 2, 2020

News from Huckleberry, ValChoice, AssuredPartners and more.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Chubb appoints John Keogh as president

Keogh 'continues to demonstrate the skill, character, and intellect that exemplify great leadership,' says Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Even insurance professionals need a chance to exhale

The top three news stories of 2020 had very real implications for day-to-day operations in insurance.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Agents' top-rated insurers for performance, satisfaction in 2020

A new J.D. Power study illuminates why agent-based carriers should step up their game against growing direct-to-consumer competition..

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

5 ways to maximize a cybersecurity exercise

For insurance brokers, testing your company’s cyberattack defenses is vital to identifying weaknesses and creating a recovery strategy.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

How to expedite claims during natural disasters

Insurers and their customers both pay the price for inefficient claims after a catastrophe.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Top insurers for agent satisfaction in 2020

A new J.D. Power study shows that agent-based carriers should step up their game to compete against direct-to-consumer insurers.

Posted: Dec 01, 2020

Entertainment trade looks to insurers to mitigate COVID losses

The entertainment industry is grappling with the question of which policies offer the best chance of coverage in the wake of the pandemic.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

The 12 best states for middle class Americans

SmartAsset rated all 50 U.S. states on factors like homeownership and income inequality to determine its ranking.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

Longtime insurance attorney talks COVID-19 litigation lessons

'We're going to have more law made on business interruption in 2020 and 2021 than probably the sum of all law before that,' Laura Gregory says.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

Independent films struggle with COVID insurance out of reach

Small filmmakers are facing an 'insurance crisis' as they are forced to ground uninsured projects.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

We want to hear from you: 2021 NU/PIA Independent Agent Study

This installment of the NU/PIA Independent Agent Survey will provide a one of a kind look at the demands on today's insurance agents.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

Virtual delivery: The new normal for core system implementations

Insurers are finding online communication and collaboration tools are helping them better meet policyholders’ needs.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

'Professional loneliness': A woman disrupting the insurance sector

Sophia Yen is teaching other women to do what she has mastered: balancing authenticity and power in a male-dominated world.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020

Strong headwinds: 2020 reinsurance market update

The reinsurance market was already struggling at the start of 2020 from such pressures as social inflation and wildfire exposures. Then, along came COVID-19.

Posted: Nov 30, 2020