Underwriting
AIG President Zaffino on Surviving COVID-19: Ongoing Adaptation Is Key
If there's one thing that AIG's top leaders have tried to get across, it is this: COVID-19 is like nothing else the industry has faced, it will impact nearly every part of what insurers do in the ...
AXIS Gets an A.M. Best Ratings Downgrade; Q1 Losses Hit $185M
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. must deal with a ratings downgrade issued by A.M. Best over concerns about its financial performance. On May 5, A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength rating to "A" ...
German Judge Challenges VW’s Defense in Diesel Damages Landmark Case
A German federal court judge cast doubt on Volkswagen's reasoning after the carmaker urged the court to dismiss a claim for damages brought by an owner of a diesel powered VW Sharan family van. ...
Neptune Partnerships Help Double Its Lloyd’s Capacity
Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd's. Neptune, a Lloyd's Coverholder since 2017, is now working ...
CM Virtual Summit Preview: Future InsurTechs Might Rely More on Bootstrapping
While the coronavirus pandemic is widely expected to force a big drop in InsurTech venture capital investment, some experts suggest the industry will still see plenty of startups. This time, however, ...
COVID-19 Pushes AIG’s P/C Insurance Business Into the Red
After years of losses and just 12 months of underwriting income, American International Group's property/casualty business has lost money again. For that, COVID-19 is to blame. AIG said the P/C arm ...
Insurers Struggle to Accurately Predict Upcoming Coronavirus Costs
Insurers are normally great with numbers. But the coronavirus pandemic has them struggling to estimate how many billions of dollars in losses they face, and what the fallout will be for their massive ...
Self-Driving Vehicles, Robots Prove Their Worth With Contactless Deliveries
Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets to help deliver groceries, meals, and medical supplies. Although ...