Kentucky 21st state to adopt insurance carrier consumer data protection law

Kentucky is the latest state to sign into law model provisions written by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to protect consumer data that is provided to insurance carriers. The Insurance Data Security Model [...]

2022-05-02T07:00:37-04:00May 2nd, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Morgan Stanley analysts: Tesla Insurance has potential to become a top-10 carrier

Tesla Insurance, which last month began underwriting its own policies in three states, could pose a challenge to traditional auto insurers in the long term, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. As reported by Reinsurance [...]

2022-05-02T07:00:06-04:00May 2nd, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Consumer group criticizes auto insurers over ‘massive’ salaries paid to top executives

The nation’s largest auto insurers are paying their top executives “massive salaries and bonuses,” even as they continue to seek higher premium payments from consumers, according to a review by the Consumer Federation of America [...]

2022-04-29T13:30:04-04:00April 29th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Enterprise: LOR rises 4.9 days for Q1 2022, continuing string of ‘unprecedented’ increases

Average Length of Rental (LOR) for collision-replacement rentals in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 4.9 days from 2021, continuing a “trend of unprecedented industry increases,” Enterprise Holdings said in a quarterly report issued [...]

2022-04-29T08:30:04-04:00April 29th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Allstate looking to raise rates throughout 2022; With Q1 results from Chubb, no mention of rates going up

Allstate has announced it plans to raise its rates throughout 2022 because of an increase in the number of physical damage and bodily injury severity claims, while Chubb, another major U.S. auto insurance carrier, didn’t [...]

2022-04-29T07:31:06-04:00April 29th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

Growth in glass repair market bolsters Driven Brands’ revenues for Q1

Last year’s acquisition of Auto Glass Now (AGN) and continuing growth in the glass replacement market have boosted the revenues of Driven Brands, the company’s president and CEO, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, told investors on Wednesday. Jonathan [...]

2022-04-29T07:30:35-04:00April 29th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

American Family subsidiary faces class action suit over cancellation fees

A federal judge in Miami has approved class-action status in a lawsuit accusing a subsidiary of American Family Insurance of improperly collecting a cancellation fee that was not mentioned in their policies. The class includes [...]

2022-04-28T08:00:06-04:00April 28th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

NAIC: No. 1 insurance complaint from policyholders is claims handling delays

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) insurance complaint data shows that the No. 1 complaint from insurance policyholders is claims handling delays and that all of the top five most complained about insurance processes [...]

2022-04-28T07:01:05-04:00April 28th, 2022|RDN News Feed|

U.K. study finds 17% of young drivers concerned about security of telematics data

Young drivers are concerned about the use of telematics by auto insurers, even as voluntary enrollment in data-driven premium plans has grown, a survey of drivers under 30 in the United Kingdom has found. The [...]

2022-04-28T07:00:35-04:00April 28th, 2022|RDN News Feed|
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