Content from Andrew Simpson
Uber-Like Video Service Lets Adjusters Assess Damage from Their Desks
A new service promises to provide insurance claims adjusters with videos of losses without them ever having to leave their desks. The videos would be supplied by an Uber-like network of smartphone ...
Public Affairs ‘Ironman’ Kevelighan Takes Helm at Insurance Information Institute
Committing to a few extreme physical fitness events every year keeps Sean Kevelighan honest. "That, for me, is the incentive to insure that I keep my training going. It's really good for your health, ...
Chubb Takes Q2 Storm Hit; CEO Greenberg Slams Protectionism, Anti-Immigation Politics
Chubb Ltd. weathered claims from major storms in Texas and other U.S. states, Canadian wildfires and earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador in the second quarter to record solid operating results. ...
AmTrust Abandons Lawsuit Against Italian Ex-Broker Over Bribery Claims
Insurance firm AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has filed to voluntarily dismiss all of its claims against one of its former insurance brokers in Italy who AmTrust alleged bribed an arbitrator. The ...
New .Insurance Domain Names Are Now Available
The Internet domain extension reserved for the global insurance industry—.insurance—became available last night. The new extension means an independent agency at BagadonutsInsuranceAgency.com ...
Web Sightings: Stress Management for Executives and Other Superheroes
Stress is part of life. Some people do their best work under pressure. Most executives are expected to perform well under pressure. They aren't supposed to display any weakness. But even superheroes ...
U.S., EU Talks on Covered Agreement Continuing
Trade representatives for the United States and the European Union, who met May 24 and 25 to negotiate a bilateral covered agreement on regulations for insurers and reinsurers, on Friday issued a ...
Commercial Auto Insurance Remains a Loser on the Whole: Fitch
While the property/casualty insurance industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the ...