Tag: premiums

How to Save Money on Auto Insurance

By David Rodeck From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Shopping for new auto insurance? Here are ways to save money. Start by asking about discounts. Bundling multiple policies with one insurer can lead to savings on all your premiums. Discounts for setting up electronic payments, paying your entire premium in full, and going several years without a…


Insurer Travelers Beats Profit Estimates on Strong Investment Returns

Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday that still beat estimates, as higher investment returns mainly from its non-fixed income portfolio softened the blow from a jump in catastrophe losses. The company, a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index, is seen as the bellwether for…


Global Non-Life Premiums to Rise 10 Percent Above Pre-Pandemic Levels This Year—Swiss Re

BERLIN—Reinsurer Swiss Re said it expected non-life insurance premiums to rise 10 percent above pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021 and increase further the following year, driven in part by a growing need for protection against the impact of climate change. The company’s research arm said it expected non-life insurance would hit $6.9 trillion…


86,000 Homes in Northern Australia Uninsured as Premiums Sky-Rocketed, ACCC Report Says

Northern Australians are dropping insurance as sky-high premiums cripple community life, according to a report by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). The final report from the ACCC’s three-year Northern Australia Insurance Inquiry shows that 20 per cent of homes (around 86,000 properties) in north Australia are uninsured, almost double the rate in other…


86,000 Homes in Northern Australia Uninsured as Premiums Sky-Rocket

Northern Australians are dropping insurance as sky-high premiums cripple community life, according to a report by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). The final report from the ACCC’s three-year Northern Australia Insurance Inquiry shows that 20 per cent of homes (around 86,000 properties) in north Australia are uninsured, almost double the rate in other…