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Texas Insurers, Larger Carriers Can Handle Hurricane Harvey Pressures: A.M. Best
Texas insurers and larger carriers that do business in Texas will see some strains from Hurricane Harvey and the historic rains and flooding that followed. But A.M. Best expects them to withstand the ...
New Wells Fargo Disclosures May Jeopardize $142M Customer Class Action Settlement
Wells Fargo & Co.'s disclosure Thursday that employees may have opened significantly more unauthorized accounts than previously stated could jeopardize a $142 million class-action settlement with ...
Bot Invasion and ‘Prevention as a Service’ Model Emerging for Insurers
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Rebecca Wheeling Purcell, CEO and Founder, Schedule It, reviews automation trends impacting the claims function of the ...
Zurich North America’s CEO Foley on the Future of Insurance
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Mike Foley, CEO, Zurich North America Q: What major changes do you see on the horizon for the property/casualty ...
Wells Fargo Admits Discovery of 1.4M Additional Bogus Customer Accounts
Wells Fargo & Co will refund nearly 2 million more customers for charges they should not have incurred after expanding a review of improper sales practices, the third-largest U.S. bank said on ...
Drones to Assess Harvey Damage Will Share Space With Other Tech
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the flooding that followed, property/casualty insurers are ramping up for their widest use of drones to date to help facilitate the processing of catastrophe ...
Insurers Might Escape Harvey-Related Legal Fights Due to New Texas Law
As if victims of Hurricane Harvey didn't have enough to deal with, a Texas law that takes effect Sept. 1 may make it harder for them to sue insurers for payment of claims. Texas House Bill 1774, ...
Wells Fargo Accused of Charging Improper Mortgage Fees in Proposed Class Action Lawsuit
A homeowner has filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo & Co of improperly charging thousands of customers nationwide to lock in interest rates when their mortgage applications ...