Underwriting
Allianz CEO Baete Predicts 2021 Recovery Barring Another Major Coronavirus Hit
Allianz, which is facing headwinds from the coronavirus crisis, expects to be back on track in 2021 barring a second major outbreak or financial market correction, the German insurer's chief ...
Lemonade Raises IPO Price Range
SoftBank Group Corp-backed insurance startup Lemonade Inc on Wednesday increased the target range for its U.S. initial public offering, looking to raise up to $308 million at a market capitalization ...
In 2020, U.S. P/C Insurers’ Decade-Long Run of Premium Growth Will End: S&P
The U.S. P/C insurance industry will end a 10-year run of premium growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 fallout, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Factors including ...
Musk Paid Nearly $1M by Tesla for His Controversial D&O Insurance Arrangement
Tesla Inc. is making a one-time payment of almost $1 million to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk related to a controversial insurance arrangement he agreed to with the carmaker's board earlier this ...
Lloyd’s Advocates State-Backed ‘Black Swan’ Reinsurance
"Black Swan" reinsurance schemes backed by governments could help businesses get insurance pay-outs after huge shocks such as the coronavirus pandemic, Lloyd's of London said. Commercial insurance ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Losses Reach Worst Point in a Decade
The U.S. commercial automobile insurance segment's underwriting losses deepened to $4 billion in 2019, the segment's worst loss in 10 years and a continuation of a decade-long trend of worsening ...
Bank of England Tells Banks, Insurers to Press Ahead With Analyses of Climate Change Risks
The Bank of England (BoE) has told banks and insurers to press ahead with analyzing the impact of climate change on their operations, saying that guidance published on Monday would be followed by ...
Tesla Suit Alleges Model 3’s Airbags Malfunctioned in Highway Crash
Tesla Inc. was sued over a Maryland highway crash last year in which a Model 3's airbags failed to deploy, leaving a college professor with brain damage. Elon Musk, the company's co-founder, has ...