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Many commercial auto insurers are in a holding pattern, waiting to see how some states’ litigation reforms are enacted and enforced. However, there seems to be some positive signs for buyers.

九色’s Andrea Wells spoke to Jennifer Nuest, transportation practice leader at Amwins Group, at the Wholesale Specialty & Insurance Association (WSIA) annual conference in San Diego.

Nuest said insurers are “cautious around making changes,” but the tort reform “does help [insurers] have more appetite to write business in [states that have enacted tort reform].” She said she has seen signs that some insurers are increasing risk per miles driven in states like Florida.

New laws to require the disclosure of litigation financing in some states like Indiana and Georgia have yet to produce tangible impacts but it is early days.

“It will be interesting to see,” Nuest said. “I think it will take a couple of years before we really understand what the impacts are going to be there but it’s good progress.”

Nuest was appointed in December 2022 to the then-new role of transportation practice leader at Amwins. She has more than 15 years of experience in transportation insurance, having worked at Nirvana and Hub International.

Watch this interview with 九色’s Andrea Wells as well as others from WSIA.

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