Stephen Freeman

Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.

Parametric insurance and data-driven financial protection

Despite widespread media coverage of catastrophic insurance events, only a small percentage of businesses that have to close up shop across the U.S. cite these events as their major failure. The reality is that lower-severity, high-frequency events that...

State Farm files for auto rate decrease, and homeowner rate increase

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Insurance commissioner Tim Temple approved State Farm’s request for a 5.9% average rate decrease for more than 1,066,000 personal auto insurance policy holders. Additionally State Farm was approved for a 9.7% average increase on...

30 second rule ‘could cut your car insurance bill in half’

Drivers could slash their car insurance costs by as much as 50% simply by timing their search correctly, an expert has said. While many motorists wait until the eleventh hour or depend on their insurer's automatic renewal correspondence,...

The Hartford reveals what’s leading small business insurance claims

The analysis found that water and freezing damage accounted for...

WTW adds scale, tech with $1.3B Newfront acquisition

Willis Towers Watson’s $1.3 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire private equity-owned brokerage Newfront will expand its middle-market business and specialty focus, adding “cutting-edge” technology and agentic AI capabilities, its top executive says. The deal also reflects several industry trends,...
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