Underwriting
Fitch Highlights Cyber Risks of Quantum Computing
Although the lightning fast speeds of quantum computing will provide many benefits to insurance carriers, there's also a big down side: increased cyber risk, Fitch Ratings noted in a recent briefing. ...
Swiss Re Looking at Buying Stake in China Pacific Insurance
Swiss Re is looking at buying a stake in China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC) via a primary offering of the Chinese company's securities, the Swiss re-insurer said on Wednesday. Swiss Re declined to ...
What Is the ‘Next Opioids’ and What Will It Mean for Casualty Insurance?
Opioids litigation, with over 2,000 cases brought by state and local governments against dozens of defendants including opioids manufacturers, retailers and distributors, is being closely watched by ...
Let’s Chat: Bot Invasion in P/C Insurance
The use of chatbots by property/casualty insurers is growing but still limited. While only about 13 percent of P/C carriers have currently deployed this emerging technology, over 25 percent have a ...
California Utility on the Hotseat Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire
A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed minutes before a massive wildfire broke out last month in Northern ...
Appeals Court Skeptical About Microsoft Women’s Claims of Unequal Pay
Women engineers who claim Microsoft Corp. discriminates against them for pay and promotions faced tough questions from a federal appeals court weighing whether their ground-breaking lawsuit should ...
Samsung Fire & Marine Completes Strategic Investment in Canopius
Canopius Group Ltd. said Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has completed a strategic investment in its business. The investment, first disclosed in May, will support Canopius's growth arising from ...
For Lemonade, Pink in Germany Is (at Least Temporarily) Verboten
Just months after expanding into Germany, the InsurTech Lemonade is in a tussle there over rights to use the color pink. Lemonade, which sells home and renters insurance electronically and relies on ...