Underwriting
Forecasters Predict an Above Average 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could see a greater than average number of major hurricanes because of warmer seas and favorable weather patterns, forecasters from Colorado State University's ...
New InsurTech Venture Capital Financings Dropped by Half in Q1
Already, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a big bite out of InsurTech venture capital financings. Venture capital investments in the sector reached $760 million in the 2020 first quarter, about 50 ...
Workers Who Supply the World’s Meat Clamor for More Coronavirus Protections
A growing number of workers who are crucial to supplying the world with meat are demanding that their companies do more to keep them safe from the coronavirus. Labor unions are starting to speak out ...
Lemonade Enters the Netherlands Insurance Marketplace
Lemonade is now doing business in the Netherlands, its second European country after debuting in Germany nine months ago. The New York-based InsurTech said that Dutch customers can purchase contents ...
COVID-19 Might Spur a Social Inflation Spike: A.M. Best
COVID-19 could produce a big increase in social inflation, A.M. Best said in a newly issued commentary. The reason: expectations that businesses will sue their insurers in an attempt to access their ...
Marsh Will Grab Broker Assurance for an Undisclosed Price
Marsh, a global insurance broker and risk adviser, said it is acquiring Assurance, an Illinois-based full-service brokerage. The transaction is taking place through Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, ...
D&O Insurers Face Challenges as Company Bosses Deal With Coronavirus Legal Claims
Insurers are increasingly worried about shareholders, employees or customers bringing coronavirus-related claims against company executives and are considering excluding the virus from policies which ...
April Reinsurance Renewals Went ‘Smoothly’ Even as Underwriters Worked From Home
Reinsurers were able to complete the April renewals smoothly, despite being forced to move to the new working-from-home model after the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Willis Re. "The global ...