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A Huge Number of Homeowners are Underinsured

A Huge Number of Homeowners are Underinsured 

Two-thirds of homeowners in the U.S. are underinsured. They don’t think they are but reality says the are. This conclusion comes from a survey done by Insurance.com. 

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Fitch Rating 2026 Predictions

Fitch Rating 2026 Predictions 

Fitch Ratings has offered up some predictions for 2026. The ratings firm thinks premium growth will fall a bit with gains of just 3% to 4%. Fitch’s report also predicts a “normal” number of hurricanes hitting the U.S. in 2026. 

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AM Best — Homeowners Insurance Outlook Stable

AM Best — Homeowners Insurance Outlook Stable

By Jonalyn Cueto, Insurance Business

AM Best’s latest market segment report, Market Segment Outlook: US Homeowners, has raised the outlook for homeowners insurers from negative to stable. The reasons range from moderate premium growth to improved catastrophe risk management practices to a better outlook in the property reinsurance market. 

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Insurance & Small Business

Insurance & Small Business

Hiscox did a study of small businesses and insurance. In the last two years — the insurer said — small business has reported an increase in revenues. Even with more business, a frightening 77% of those businesses continue to be underinsured. 

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11 Businesses for Agents to Prospect in 2021

by Bryce Sanders, PropertyCasualty360.com

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Are Your Clients Carrying Adequate Limits

by Curtis M. Pearsall, CPCU, AIAF, CPIA, President – Pearsall Associates, Inc. and Consultant to the Utica National E&O Program

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Insurance to See Hard Market Conditions Across Lines in 2021

by Karen Sorrell, PropertyCasualty360.com

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2020 Agent Survey: Insurance Agent Demographics

by Rosalie Donlon, PropertyCasualty360.com

Since 2017, NU Property & Casualty has partnered with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) to develop insights from the perspective of independent property & casualty insurance agents and brokers throughout the U.S. This year’s analysis was conducted by the experts at ALM Intelligence (a division of our parent company ALM Media, LLC).

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12 Tips to Build a Book of Business

by Bryce Sanders, PropertyCasualty360.com

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Digital Transformation: Time to Focus on Marketing

by Jen Wingate, PropertyCasualty360.com

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Risk Management Considerations During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Thomas Casella, JD, MBA, SCLA
Senior Risk Management Specialist, Utica National Insurance Group

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