Underwriting
Insurers Express Confidence Over Vaccine Trial Coverage
The world is racing towards a vaccine in record time, stirring public concerns about safety to the extent that nine leading developers have felt compelled to issue a pledge to uphold scientific ...
Progressive Blends Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program
Progressive Insurance is now serving home buyers in the digital mortgage process by using information they've already entered for their loans to deliver homeowners' insurance quotes with a single ...
Lloyd’s Reviews Insurance Contracts Due to COVID-19
Lloyd's of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on ...
Insurers Accused by Olympics, USPOC of Holding up Nassar Sexual Abuse Settlement Talks
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Friday it has filed a lawsuit against its insurance providers for failing to fulfill obligations in reaching a settlement with ...
Louisiana Inflicted With Heavy Hurricane Damage, Again
Coastal Louisianans on Saturday surveyed the damage left by the wind and water that Hurricane Delta raked across their already storm-battered homes even as it weakened quickly after coming ashore and ...
Arch Capital to Deepen Investment in Watford With $622M Acquisition
Arch Capital Group Ltd. said it would pay $622 million in cash for Watford Holdings, a Bermuda-based property/casualty insurer and reinsurer it already has a stake in and helped launch in 2014. ...
Western U.S. Wildfires Will Leave Insurers With a ‘Multi-Billion-Dollar’ Bill: Aon
Wildfires across the western United States will leave insurers with a "multi-billion-dollar" bill, Aon concluded in its September 2020 Global Catastrophe Recap. While it will likely take some time to ...
Exiting Insurers, Premium Hikes Pummel Canada’s Wounded Hospitality Business
Canadian hospitality businesses, already reeling from the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, are facing yet another existential threat as insurance companies spike premiums or exit the ...