A federal judge rejected Geico’s attempt to shut down a lawsuit that says the insurer owes $69.7mn in unpaid business license taxes and penalties to the Municipal Association of South Carolina. The association represents almost every municipality in the state and runs an insurance tax program that charges 2% of gross premiums on property and […]

Chubb Insurance is the wokest insurance company, prioritizing politics over customers. Consumers’ Research dubbed Chubb the “wokest insurance company” in a recent PSA blasting the company for prioritizing DEI, transgender ideology, woke public safety reforms, and a radical climate agenda. Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg condemned President Trump’s America First policies as harmful on multiple levels. Source: Carrier Management […]

Across the U.S., insurers are increasingly closing homeowners’ claims with no payment at all. A 2024 review of 14 major insurers found nearly 48% of claims were closed unpaid (2). When hail hits Oklahoma, Jonathan Spyres knows what comes next. The owner of IT RoofTech in Tulsa says his crews can spot storm damage easily […]

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit against State Farm, the largest property and auto insurance provider in the state, accusing the company of refusing to comply with an investigation into its homeowners insurance business. What’s happening? According to Raoul, State Farm has failed to provide critical data requested by the Illinois Department of Insurance, […]

Compensation tops $134 million for top ten execs in Consumer Federation study. Being a top insurance executive is pretty sweet but for millions of policyholders, insurance is a bittersweet topic, thanks to steadily rising premiums and increasing non-renewals that leave consumers with no way to protect their precious investments, according to a study by the Consumer Federation […]

Ohio lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require auto insurers to offer policyholders the option to use OEM replacement parts. The proposal lands as repair costs climb and disputes over aftermarket parts refuse to cool down. HB 636, branded the Auto Insurance Transparency Act, was filed last week by Rep. Mark Johnson, a Republican representing […]

After a crash, a family learned their car insurance policy required listing all household members to ensure coverage.

A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics company Arity suggests that drivers who feel that their auto insurance premium doesn’t reflect how they actually drive have plenty of company. In a […]

We found startling differences in auto insurance rates between drivers with poor credit and those with excellent credit — often thousands of dollars per year in premiums. Florida graduate student Alexis Brake is doing something pretty unusual. Not only is she pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Miami, Brake has decided […]

Melissa Hudson says she was stunned last year when the insurance premiums on her home in Port Orchard, Wash., shot up 40 percent—even though she’d intentionally bought a home at low risk for fire, floods, and high winds. Ginger Baldwin in Elgin, Texas, reports going to renew her policy this year and learning that the […]

Laura Morris’s house in Greenville, S.C., survived the punishing winds and rain of Hurricane Helene in September 2024. While her neighbors had trees fall on their houses or in their yards, her house suffered only minor damage. But just a few weeks after the hurricane, the Morris family faced another potential disaster: a notice from […]