Underwriting
Moderation Possible After U.S. Commercial Insurance Rates Climb Again in Q3
For the second quarter in a row, U.S. commercial lines insurers enjoyed average rate hikes that neared 10 percent, according to Willis Towers Watson's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey for ...
Bankrupt N.Y. Retailer Sells $175M COVID Claim Insurers Won’t Pay
There's an unusual asset up for grabs in Century 21 Stores' going-out-of-business sale: a stake in its long-shot legal fight against insurers. The New York department store company, which filed for ...
Lloyd’s Approves New Insurance Group Inigo to Start Underwriting in January
Inigo Ltd., the new London insurance group that has raised $800m in start-up capital from a group of blue chip global investors, announced that it has received approval in principle from the ...
U.S. Justice Dept. Alleges Facebook Discriminates Against U.S. Workers
The U.S. Justice Department accused Facebook Inc on Thursday of discriminating against U.S. workers, saying in a new lawsuit the social media giant has given hiring preferences to temporary workers, ...
Middle Market Businesses Represent Untapped Telematics Opportunity: Nationwide Survey
Most middle market business owners are more interested in vehicle telematics insurance products than their agents realize, a dynamic that reveals a significant opportunity to sell the technology more ...
Biodiversity Loss Among ‘Very Top Risks’, Warns AXA Executive
AXA Group's chief risk and investment officer, Alban de Mailly Nesle is required to ponder myriad dangers to the Paris-based insurer and its 830 billion-euro ($995 billion) asset management arm. He ...
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Was One for the Record Books
A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms officially came to a close Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the 2020 Atlantic ...
U.S. States Reportedly Plan to Sue Facebook Over Alleged Antitrust Violations
A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook Inc for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with ...