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J.D. Power says the number of people purchasing insurance digitally is on the rise. The The Digital Insurance Predictions 2026 survey finds 44% of insurance policy buyers are now getting their insurance via those channels.
On the 1,000 point scale, digital customers are ranking their experience at 80...
02/12/2026 05:42 PM
US insurance broker stocks were pummeled Monday as the launch of an artificial intelligence tool from privately held online insurance shopping platform Insurify sparked fears about the industry facing disruption.
The S&P 500 Insurance index closed down 3.9%, in its biggest drop since October. Ins...
02/11/2026 08:35 PM
Federally funded infrastructure projects propel recent surety market premium growth and demand for surety bonds among contractors and developers: AM Best.
These stellar results reflect more than simple scaling. The industry’s direct incurred loss ratio improved dramatically, falling to 20.5% through ...
02/10/2026 02:56 PM
If the Supreme Court rules President Donald Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs are illegal, U.S. companies would not only be in line to receive tariff refunds, but also billions of dollars paid to insurance companies in customs bonds and collateral. Customs bonds, al...
02/07/2026 07:45 AM
Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide announced yesterday that it entered into an agreement to acquire the renewal rights for surety and fidelity bonds issued by Main Street America Insurance, a unit of American Family Insurance.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Nationwide said in a written statement t...
02/06/2026 08:32 PM