Underwriting
Digital Auto Insurer Root Jumps Into Rental Insurance Market
Root Insurance, an InsurTech startup known for selling auto insurance, is expanding into the renters market. The Ohio-based InsurTech is launching a renters insurance product it bills as "affordable" ...
Investors Approve of Argo CEO Watson’s Departure; Q3 Results Are Mixed
The day after Argo Group International Holdings announced CEO Mark Watson III was retiring "immediately," investors seemed ecstatic, driving the company's stock price up 5.6 percent on Nov. 6. ...
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 ...