Life insurance new annualized premiums soared 20% in 2021 Liz Festa is a long-time reporter covering the U.S. insurance market and its regulation and its impact on consumers, business and the economy.

The adage that “life insurance is sold, not bought” may have met its match in the one-two punch of the COVID-19 pandemic and a federal tax code change that makes it possible for policyholders to build ...

Property and casualty class action activity has continued at a fast clip so far this year. More of the same claims – total loss, tag, tax and title, labor depreciation, diminished value, and medical ...

The American Land Title Association saw a 32.5% year-over-year increase in title insurance premium volume during the third quarter of 2021 according to ALTA’s Market Share Analysis, published on ...

In 2021, enrollment in employment-based group coverage declined while enrollment in individual-market (non-group) coverage and Medicaid increased. Those coverage gains were primarily driven by ...

The CEOs of America’s seven largest publicly traded health insurance and services companies cumulatively earned more than $283 million in 2021 — by far the most of any year in the past decade. Soaring ...

The combination of a lingering pandemic and a new federal tax code change that makes it possible for policyholders to build more cash value in their plans has driven a surge in consumer interest in ...

(Reuters) - Here are some events of interest to the Insurance Law community this week. All times are local unless otherwise noted. Monday, Oct. 11 Sign up here. 5 p.m. – U.S. District Judge Lorna ...

With insured losses from natural disasters hitting $42bn in the first six months of 2021 – a daunting 10-year high – the global insurance industry must be wondering what waits in store for the next ...

The Great Resignation of 2021 is still going. Competition for talent is getting tighter. Labor shortages remain a critical challenge for small businesses across the country. According to the National ...

Michigan's attempts to lower its famously high insurance rates seem to be working: Every driver in the state will be refunded $400 for each vehicle they own, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says. The ...