commercial property News

Samsung Chip Plant Sues Insurer Over $400 Million in Storm Damage Claims

A Samsung Electronics Co. semiconductor plant in Texas sued its insurer over $400 million in damage claims tied to a power blackout during a deadly winter storm in 2021. The federal lawsuit filed Monday against Factory Mutual Insurance Co. said …

Insurance Pricing: True D&O Buyer’s Market; Stabilized Commercial Auto

Insurance brokerage USI is forecasting that half of 32 commercial insurance product lines analyzed will experience softer pricing in the first half of 2023—including a predicted “buyer’s market” for directors and officers liability with some caveats. Comparing USI’s forecasts for …

Commercial P/C Rates Up for 20th Straight Quarter: CIAB

Third-quarter 2022 marked the 20th consecutive quarter of increased premiums for commercial property/casualty, according to the latest report from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB). The average premium increase across all account sizes was was 8.1% in Q3 …

Nebraska Court: Ambiguous Policy Language Requires Insurer to Pay for Renovations

An ambiguous “extra expense” provision in a commercial property insurance policy requires the insurer to pay for new equipment that a grocery store and delicatessen needed for a new location after its former home burned down, the Nebraska Supreme Court …

Michigan Fire Damaged Hotel, Other Buildings

A hotel was among several businesses damaged as a fire swept through part of the downtown of a northern Oakland County, Michigan, village. Dozens of firefighters from area departments battled the blaze which started about 4 p.m. Tuesday in Holly, …

Cyber Continues as Outlier in Otherwise Stabilizing Commercial P/C Market: USI

A mid-year update on the commercial property/casualty market from USI Insurance Services is the latest to report rate stabilization in most lines of business – except for cyber. The cyber insurance market “continued to correct” during the first half 2022, …

When Lights Go Out as They Did in Texas, Insurance Coverage Could Turn On

The power was still off in Texas last month when rating agencies began predicting that the weather-related catastrophe would cause unprecedented losses for insurance companies. On February 19, rating agency A.M. Best forecast that insurance companies “could suffer record first-quarter …

Central Texas Town Hit Hard by Spring Storms

Springtime storms caused significant damage to buildings in a central Texas city, and forecasters say more stormy weather is expected later in the week for parts of the southern U.S. There were no immediate reports of injuries from Monday night’s …

Winter Storm Uri Losses in Texas Expected in $10B – $20B Range

It’s likely that insured losses in Texas from Winter Storm Uri, which overwhelmed the state in mid-February, will climb into the $10 billion to $20 billion range, according to catastrophe modelers and insurance industry market analysts. Losses from Uri may …

Winter Storm Uri to Generate Billions in Insured Losses: Moody’s

The massive winter storm that barreled through the mid-section of the United States and across the South in mid-February, hitting Texas particularly hard, will generate billions in insured losses, according to commentary by Moody’s Investors Services. The storm, which has …