Underwriting
Mudslides Following Typhoon Yutu Devastation in Phillippines Kill 10 People
At least 10 people were killed and about 20 are missing in a trail of landslides in the mountainous region of northern Philippines after the devastation caused by Typhoon Yutu, according to ...
Suit Alleges Tesla Overstated Autopilot Safety
Tesla Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of misleading consumers into believing that the Autopilot system on its cars can safely transport passengers at highway speeds. A Model S driver who was injured in ...
Global Insurance M&A Activity Rose in H1 2018, Fueled By Mega Deals
Global insurance mergers and acquisitions rose to 37 billion euros in the first six months of 2018, with a host of mega deals resulting in the highest first-half total since the financial crisis, a ...
PCI Panel: Carriers Should Encourage Flood Insurance Even Outside of a Hazard Zone
It might be time for carriers and agents to encourage their clients to buy coverage even if they're not living and working inside a flood zone. Such an action is long overdue, according to insurance ...
Which Will Come First: Driverless Trucks or Commercial Auto Profits?
Commercial auto insurance hasn't produced an industrywide combined ratio below 105 in the United States since 2010, according to a Guy Carpenter analysis, which says the line's poor performance is a ...
Former Liberty Actuary Talks ‘Openly’ About Launching Upmarket HO Insurer
Keep an eye out for Openly, a new digitally-sophisticated upmarket homeowners insurer catering to independent agents. According to Ty Harris, founder and CEO, Openly will launch in early 2019 in a ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
More Tornadoes Spinning Eastward to Populated Areas, Worrying Scientists
Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting—decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. ...