Underwriting
Online Insurance Platforms Foster Both Good and Bad Situations: Geneva Association
Online platforms can foster insurance market transparency and reduce both transaction costs and information asymmetries, factors typically associated with increased competition and societal welfare. ...
Q&A Website Quora Discloses 100 Million Users Hit by Security Breach
About 100 million users of Quora were affected by unauthorized access to one of its systems by a "malicious third party," the knowledge-sharing website said on Monday. Account information, including ...
UK Can End Brexit If It Wishes, According to EU Top Court Opinion
The U.K. should be allowed to reverse Brexit, according to an advisory opinion from the European Union's top court that will fuel the campaign to thwart the divorce. The opinion, which isn't binding, ...
The Latest Launches From Progressive, AXA XL and Starr Insurance Companies
Progressive Insurance is now offering its small business customers the option of an online marketplace for cyber coverage. AXA XL, meanwhile, added complimentary proactive cybersecurity services for ...
Chubb Predicts an Estimated $225M in Pretax Losses From California Wildfires
Chubb Ltd. said that the latest round of California wildfires caused an estimated $225 million in pre-tax losses that will ding its 2018 fourth-quarter results. Those losses hit $195 million after ...
Last-Ditch Effort Begins to Pass Self-Driving Car Bill
Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. Staff for ...
Cannabis Industry Has ‘Really Strong Need’ for Specialty Insurance: Expert Perspective
There's "still a really strong need" for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the ...
The Hartford Acquires Y-Risk, an MGA Focused on the Sharing Economy
The Hartford has acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter focused on the sharing and on-demand economy, from Allstar Financial Group Inc. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. Y-Risk ...