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Homes at risk during the 2025 wildfire season represent a combined reconstruction cost value of $1.3 trillion.

July started with a bang as the Big “I” secured important wins for independent insurance agencies in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” And despite mixed results for the property & casualty market, the Big “I” 2025 Market Share Report, showed the independent agency channel is holding steady.

Sales rose to $223 billion in the first half of 2025, 3% above the first half of 2024 and beating the record previously set in 2024.

Less than half of parents rate their teen’s driving as good or excellent, according to Nationwide, with some parents reporting their teen’s unsafe driving behaviors, including styling their hair or even watching videos.

The U.S. property & casualty insurance market is exhibiting mixed results in 2025, with personal auto on track to achieve profitability but homeowners and general liability segments continuing to experience losses.

The Big “I” 2025 Market Share Report shows that independent agencies place 61.5% of all U.S. property & casualty insurance, a clear sign of the channel’s continued strength.

In the second quarter of 2025, personal lines rates rose by 4.6% and commercial lines rates rose 2.8%.

Nationally, homeowners insurance rates jumped 11.4% in 2024, with double-digit increases reported in the last two years.

Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies grappled with extended system outages, prompting errors & omissions concerns for independent insurance agents.

More than one-third of U.S. personal auto insurance customers are dissatisfied with their insurance and those with higher overall lifetime value profiles are most likely to leave, according to J.D. Power.