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Former Root Marketing Exec Pleads Guilty to Taking Over $10 Million From the Insurer
Brinson Caleb "BC" Silver, former chief marketing officer for InsurTech Root, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10 million from his former employer and violating ...

Q3 2023 Signals Six Years of Premium Increases for Commercial Lines: CIAB
Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly more than 8 percent on average in the third quarter, marking six full years of steady increases. According to The Council of Insurance ...
AIG Continues to Take Cautious Approach to Excess D&O in North America
Though American International Group (AIG) saw a turnaround in underwriting income in the third quarter, driven largely by business in North America, the company's chief ...

Allstate Shows ‘Progress,’ Narrows Q3 Net Income Loss to $41M
Allstate Corp. said its net loss for the third quarter was $41 million compared to a loss of $685 million during the same time a year ago.
AIG General Insurance Income Up 82.7% in Q3 on North America Gains
American International Group (AIG) during the third quarter recorded a 264 percent increase in underwriting income within its General Insurance segment to $611 million as ...

American Family Shuts Down Some Systems to Investigate ‘Unusual Activity’
American Family Insurance shut down "several business systems" after the insurer said it "detected unusual activity in a portion of its network."
GEICO Lays Off 6% of Workforce; Will Require More In-Office Time
In a letter to employees, GEICO president and chief executive officer Todd Combs said the Berkshire Hathaway company is laying off 2,000 associates, or about 6 percent of the workforce. "This will ...
American Family Insurance Confirms Staff Reductions
American Family has confirmed recent reports of layoffs, saying that it is "working to increase efficiency and manage costs" across its five insurance companies. The insurer did not provide specifics ...
Commercial Auto Insurers Face Bleak Profit Outlook
Underwriting losses in U.S. commercial auto have returned to pre-pandemic levels and rate increases have not been enough to keep up with severity trends. "The liability component has been more ...