Even before the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s board and Actuarial and Underwriting Committee met to host an informational workshop on rates, members of the public submitted comments opposed to rate increases, an item that was specifically not on the April 21...

When the Federation of Insurance Women tapped Lisa Hull for its annual Community Service Award during the association’s annual meeting held virtually last October, it honored someone who embraces community service as her hobby. Hull was installed president of the...

Relieved of his earliest morning slot at the Federation of Insurance Women’s Mid Year Expo, Jim Gavin, information services specialist with IIAT, presented two one-hour classes on Saturday, April 24, on behalf of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, one on...

On April 23, district court Judge Mary Sue Wilson ruled against insurers’ petition for a preliminary injunction to hold in abeyance the Washington insurance commissioner’s emergency rule prohibiting the use of credit history when writing personal lines coverages....

Commercial insurance products moved a giant step closer to deregulation when Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 1367 into law on May 15. The bill moved through the legislative process with little fanfare and no witness testimony in committee other than favorable testimony on...

Policyholders in the U.S. personal lines market experienced a composite average rate increase of 5.6 percent in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 6.3 percent in the last quarter of 2020. “While rates moderated slightly, the market continues to harden for...