Underwriting
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...
Next Insurance Snatches Up Juniper Labs, a Data/Underwriting Tech Startup
Next Insurance - an InsurTech focused on small business coverage - has closed its first acquisition. More could be on the horizon. The California-based company startup acquired Juniper Labs, a ...
UK Mobility Insurance Startup Zego Acquires Telematics Maker Drivit
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect ...
Facebook Risks Losing Instagram, WhatsApp Over U.S., State Antitrust Lawsuits
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, ...
EU to London’s Banks and Insurers: Get Used to Limited Post-Brexit Access
Britain's huge financial sector will never again have the same access to the European Union as it did when the country was a member of the bloc, the EU's financial services chief said. Brexit makes ...
Negative Outlook Continues for U.S. Commercial Lines: A.M. Best
U.S. commercial lines insurers will continue to be tarnished by an A.M. Best negative outlook, thanks to COVID-19 economic uncertainty, social inflation and other challenges. A.M. Best first revised ...
Multiple Investors Back Cyber Insurance MGU At-Bay’s New VC Round
At-Bay secured a $34 million venture capital infusion that the cyber insurance MGU startup said will enable more hiring, further product launches, digital collaborations and technology improvements. ...
U.S. Cybersecurity Firm Breached; Internal Hacking Tools Stolen
FireEye, one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the United States, said on Tuesday that is has been hacked, possibly by a government, leading to the theft of an arsenal of internal hacking ...