Underwriting
U.S. Auto Insurance Customers Grow Happier With Direct-to-Consumer Models: J.D. Power
U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings, J.D. Power said in a new report. Overall ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers and Aspen Insurance
Travelers has added a new endorsement to California home and landlord policies meant to help counter wildfire risks. Aspen Insurance debuted its new cyber risk management platform. *** The Travelers ...
Liberty Mutual Invests in, Partners With Autonomous Vehicle Safety Tech Startup
Liberty Mutual has taken a preemptive step to helping brokers and customers alike better understand emerging autonomous vehicle technologies, partnering with a technology firm focused on the matter. ...
AXA, W.R. Berkley Finance Startups Focused on Cybersecurity Ratings, Digital Coverage
AXA joined a $50 million financing for an information security company that rates companies' cybersecurity readiness. W.R. Berkley Corp. led a $12.5 million funding round for a startup with an ...
Guy Carpenter Suspends Two Over Email Harassing Incident
A Lloyd's of London insurance broker, Guy Carpenter & Co., suspended an executive for sending a sexually suggestive email about a female colleague. A second employee was suspended for forwarding ...
Two Oil Tankers Damaged in Suspected Attack Near Persian Gulf
Two oil tankers were damaged on Thursday in a suspected attack near the entrance to the Persian Gulf, stoking fears that high-stakes diplomatic efforts won't avert a military confrontation between ...
World’s Biggest Beer Brewer Opens Israeli Cybersecurity Unit to Help Counter Attacks
Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world's largest beer maker, said on Thursday it was opening a cybersecurity unit in Israel to help protect itself from a growing number of attacks. Israel is a ...
China’s Anbang Insurance to Start Selling Waldorf Astoria Luxury Condos
China's Anbang Insurance Group Co. is scouring the globe for condo buyers looking for a little -- or a lot -- of Park Avenue glamour. Four years after buying the famed Waldorf Astoria for a record ...