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Travelers Will Buy Plymouth Rock’s Digital Agency InsuraMatch for Undisclosed Price
The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies. Neither side disclosed financial terms. The ...
III CEO Kevelighan: The Institutes Affilliation Brings Group Into 21st Century
Affiliating with The Institutes provides an opportunity for the industry's Insurance Information Institute (III) to become more of a 21st Century trade association, rather than one suited for the ...
COVID-19 Driving Huge Claims Hike in U.S. Professional Liability Market: A.M. Best
The COVID-19 pandemic is creating varying levels of disruption for writers in the U.S. professional liability insurance market, with many expecting a sizable increase in claims, according to a new AM ...
How Lloyd’s Underwriters Are Viewing U.S. Property Risks Today
While the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed business activity around the globe, for underwriters in the Lloyd's market who were in the process of increasing property insurance rates when the pandemic hit, ...
Insurers Back Biden More Than Trump, Give More Money to Republican Congressional Candidates
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has received more funds from insurance industry political committees than President Donald Trump in this 2020 election cycle. Biden has received $5.5 ...
Insureds Seeking Premium Cuts Must Ask State Regulator First, Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. does not have to return premiums to a small business customer because of the insured's reduced business during the pandemic. The judge ...
What the P/C Insurance Industry Will Get If Biden or Trump Win
If Republican President Donald Trump wins re-election, the property/casualty insurance industry is not likely to see much change from the status quo in Washington. If Democrat Joe Biden wins the ...
Insurers Win Bid to Prevent Consolidation of COVID-Related Business Interruption Lawsuits
A panel of federal judges has decided against consolidation of hundreds of lawsuits seeking coverage for coronavirus-related business interruption claims against major national insurers Travelers, ...