Underwriting
The Hartford’s 2019 Navigators Acquisition Pays Off
The Hartford closed out 2019 with gains in net income and net investment income, buttressed in part by its $2.1 billion acquisition of specialty insurer Navigators Group. Net income hit $543 million, ...
Scientists Perplexed by Climate Change Models Running Red Hot
There are dozens of climate models, and for decades they've agreed on what it would take to heat the planet by about 3° Celsius. It's an outcome that would be disastrous—flooded cities, ...
After Brexit: EU Links Financial Relations With UK to Trade Deal
Access to the European Union market for Britain-based financial firms will be linked to the overall results of trade talks with London, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday. Britain and ...
Berkley CEO Warns ‘Clouds Are Beginning to Build’ for Workers Comp
While the market is hardening and rates are increasing for nearly every commercial insurance line, workers compensation remains stubbornly soft. That reality is something that W.R. Berkley's CEO ...
Online Insurance Marketplace Policygenius Pulls in $100M From AXA and Others
Online insurance marketplace Policygenius raised $100 million in new financing. The company plans to use the money for hiring, to propel growth and for broader consumer financial protection products ...
Facebook Will Fork Over $550M in Giant Biometric Privacy Settlement
Facebook Inc. agreed to pay $550 million to resolve claims it collected user biometric data without consent in one of the largest consumer privacy settlements in U.S. history. The accord, which ...
Brexit Arrives, While Scotland Keeps Fighting for Independence
As jubilant Brexit supporters gather to celebrate the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, Scotland is digging in to its position as the last bastion of political resistance. First Minister ...
Slice Labs Rolls Out Four AI, Machine Learning-Focused Risk Reduction Services
Slice Labs said it has started marketing four new services centered around artificial intelligence and machine learning that are designed to more proactively and intelligently protect carriers, ...