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Progressive Corporation becomes largest US motor insurer: GlobalData

30th November 2022

According to GlobalData, Progressive Corporation has overtaken State Farm to become the largest motor insurer in the US. The company’s growth was largely attributed to its expanding for-hire transportation business, says GlobalData, alongside higher advertising campaigns and its affiliation with a larger number of insurance agencies. As shown in the chart below, ... Read the full article

Top US P&C underwriters saw robust premium growth in 2021

18th July 2022

The top 10 U.S. property & casualty (P&C) underwriters, based on net premiums written, remained unchanged in 2021 when compared with the previous years, while Munich Re Americas moved four places to 15th, making it the highest ranked reinsurer on the list. Our directory of the Top ... Read the full article

State Farm’s venture arm invests in Cape Analytics

16th January 2020

State Farm Ventures, the venture arm of U.S. P&C insurer State Farm, has made a significant investment in Cape Analytics, a provider of AI-powered geospatial property data. Cape Analytics is set to use the proceeds from the investment to accelerate the development of ground-breaking solutions for property insurance firms, utilising geospatial ... Read the full article

State Farm & Berkshire maintain status as top US P&C insurers

24th October 2019

State Farm and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance maintained their spots as the largest and second-largest U.S. Property and Casualty (P&C) writers in 2018, respectively, while Chubb INA Group entered the top ten. This is according to the Reinsurance News directory of the Top 100 U.S. P&C ... Read the full article

State Farm granted waiver to conduct damage assessment using drones

9th January 2019

State Farm has become the first company in the U.S to be granted a national waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing it to conduct damage assessment using drones. The waiver authorises State Farm to conduct drone operations over people (OOP) and flights beyond a pilot’s visual line of sight ... Read the full article