Federal government is requesting that insurers submit data concerning the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program The U.S. federal government is requesting information from insurers participating in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. The insurance program was established in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 and was reauthorized in 2015 through 2020. The program is meant to serve as a financial backstop for insurers, allowing them to effectively mitigate the risks associated with acts of terrorism. While such acts are quite rare in the United States, insurers still face certain…
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Auto insurance bill allows members of the military to keep coverage
Should it become a law, these individuals will be able to maintain their policies when changing states. At the moment, members of the military and their families cannot necessarily carry their auto insurance coverage from one state to the next when they are required to move for their jobs, but a new bill has now been introduced in Congress with the intention of changing that trend. This bill would make it possible for the policies to be kept active when moving from one state to another. The Servicemembers Insurance Relief…
Read MoreAuto insurance affordability taken on by FIO
The shiny new Federal Insurance Office is taking its first steps toward vehicle coverage. The Federal Insurance Office (FIO), which has only just recently been created, has now set its sights on the auto insurance sector and it has now announced that it will be taking on the issues of both availability and affordability. The FIO is going to be focusing specifically on the way that a specific group of consumers is being served. According to the announcement from the FIO, it will be starting a study that will look…
Read MoreAuto insurance premiums calculations are under the microscope
Insurers and industry groups are seeking to lower rates through the better use of available data. According to the research conducted by consumer groups, the factors that are being used to calculate auto insurance are being used unfairly for that practice, as issues unrelated to driving risk are being given far too much weight. These factors go far beyond the obvious points such as speeding tickets and car accidents. The New York Public Interest Research Group and the Consumer Federation of America have both issued their own separate reports that…
Read MoreUS insurance industry oversight increase sought by Treasury
It is looking for a larger role in being able to regulate insurers, particularly in specific sectors. The United States Treasury has now made a call to be able to receive a broader role in overseeing the US insurance industry on a federal level, especially when it comes to areas such as mortgage coverage, the use of personal data for calculating premiums, the collection of the information in the first place, and the employment of secretive “captives” entities by insurers in order to try to keep risks off the books.…
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