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2021 InsurTech NY Early-Stage Competition Looks to Bermuda
InsurTech NY and the Bermuda Business Development Agency are teaming up for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition. Bermuda's lucrative reinsurance market could benefit from the arrangement, ...
Travelers Q4 Earnings Jump With Bigger Investment Returns, Lower CAT Claims
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates on Thursday, helped by an increase in returns from investments and lower ...
P/C Industry COVID Survivor Warns About Pandemic Continuity Risks
In the wake of COVID-19, property/casualty insurance senior executives should consider deputizing underlings to completely take over if they become ill or incapacitated, a veteran insurance and ...
Ford Ordered to Recall 3 Million Vehicles Over Takata Air Bag Issues
Ford Motor Co. must recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags, the U.S. auto safety regulator said on Tuesday, rejecting a bid by the second-largest U.S. ...
COVID-19 Reveals Urgent Need for Homeworker Protections
The dramatic global shift to remote working during COVID-19 lockdowns has underscored an urgent need for greater protections for homeworkers, many of whom are paid far less than those employed ...
Masks, Tests, Distancing as Effective as Vaccines on Campus: Study
The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses—mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing—are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as ...
Why the Insurance Industry Can’t Risk Downplaying Inclusion
Disasters such as the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion and the Chernobyl nuclear accident are said to have involved flawed decisions, driven by individual perceptions. Not surprisingly, ...
Online Selling Platform Apollo Insurance Solutions Pulls in a $13.5M Financing Round
Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd., a Toronto-based online insurance platform, said it has closed an oversubscribed $13.5 million Series A financing round. The funding exceeded its original $4 million ...