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  • US homeowners posted biggest premium growth rate in 15 years in 2023

    18 July 2024

    Surging rates increases making insurance less affordable, says III

  • US insurance body praises Indiana and Georgia efforts to combat legal abuse

    03 April 2024

    States provide a "clear roadmap" for successful legal system abuse reform efforts, says III

  • US flood market topped $4bn in 2022 as private insurance share grows

    18 August 2023

    Private insurers now 32% of market as NFIP challenges continue, says the Insurance Information Institute

  • US P&C underwriting results expected to be worst since 2011

    04 November 2022

    Geopolitical risk highest in decades, says III

  • No need for SEC climate rules on insurers

    20 June 2022

    Federal oversight will add to climate reporting burden, says the III

  • Social inflation cost US insurers $20bn in auto lines from 2010 to 2019

    09 February 2022

    Capturing issue requires more refined analysis, argues CAS report

  • Florida property insurance market on "life support" as litigation hits coverage

    25 January 2022

    Unprecedented challenges from rampant litigation abuse, says American Integrity's CEO

  • Lawyer says he has "smoking gun" in US business interruption case

    22 January 2021

    John Houghtaling, who is handling $3bn in claims on behalf of small businesses forced to close by Covid-19, believes his case will be a watershed for the US BI saga. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • US industry associations deny relevance of UK BI case verdict

    17 September 2020

    The UK case found in favour of policyholders and had been expected to provide template for other jurisdictions

  • US insurers in Covid-19 coverage crisis

    24 March 2020

    Insurers are being asked critical questions about their role in protecting consumers from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from on high, the industry says it will not cover business-interruption and workers compensation losses. As the crisis deepens, industry bodies say such demands could threaten the stability of the sector. Sarfraz Thind reports