Content from Mark Hollmer
AIG Hires Lincoln Financial Exec to Help Separate Its Life & Retirement Business
AIG has hired a Lincoln Financial executive to help separate its Life & Retirement business into a standalone company and guide other streamlining efforts. Lisa Buckingham is joining the company ...
Observers Give Mixed Reception to Chubb’s New Blink Digital Platform
Chubb is an old school P/C insurer touting its new Blink platform for consumers as an "easy, effortless and affordable" option "for digitally-savvy consumers." Interestingly, many InsurTechs use the ...
An Insurance Executive’s COVID-19 Survival Story
In early January 2021, Andrew Rear's health took a turn for the worse. After suffering two weeks with COVID-19, the 50-year-old former head of Munich Re's Digital Partners thought he was on the mend. ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg on COVID Loss Predictions, Cyber and Rioters
COVID-19-related underwriting losses for the property/casualty insurance industry remain on track to reach as high as $80 billion, Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said in a sober assessment of ...
For Brown & Brown, Acquiring CoverHound Accelerates Tech Modernization Efforts
Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there. ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Condemns Trump Rally Violence and ‘Demagoguery’
Over the last four years, Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg has railed against U.S. President Donald Trump's actions and his administration's policies. Jan. 6 was no different. After a Trump rally spurred a ...
In-Person Again? Some P/C Groups Are Planning Gatherings, With an Asterisk
Some of the property/casualty insurance industry's major industry groups are actively planning for face-to-face meetings again in 2021. Don't worry, virtual events are also part of the game plan. To ...
2020 InsurTech VC Financings: Only A Handful Reached $100M or More
Carrier Management covered more than 30 property/casualty-specific InsurTech venture capital financings in 2020. The rough total of those combined investments surpasses approximately $1.7 billion. ...