Underwriting
Lower Cat Losses, Higher Premiums, Helped Make Travelers’ Q3 Results Soar
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Corp on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit that more than doubled, driven by lower catastrophe losses and an increase in premiums and investment income. ...
After Applied, Google ‘Definitely’ Looking for Other InsurTech Investments
Google is eager to invest in other insurance technology companies well beyond its newly announced minority stake in Applied Systems, a principal investor with the global search engine giant said on ...
Most Cyber Attacks on UK Come From Hostile States: Security Officials
The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre blamed hostile foreign states for the majority of the 1,167 attacks it has handled in the two years it's been running, equivalent to 10 assaults a week. In ...
Public Companies Lacking Strengthened Cybersecurity Might Be Violating Federal Law
Public companies that fail to tighten their cyber security controls could be violating federal law, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. The regulator's warning came in ...
Net Income Doubled for P/C Insurers in the 2018 First Half
U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5 billion in first-half 2017, with the help of lower catastrophe losses, ...
Nomura Will Pay $480M to Resolve Claims Over Mortgage-Backed Securities
Nomura Holdings Inc has agreed to pay $480 million to resolve civil claims by the U.S. government that it misled investors in marketing residential mortgage-backed securities, U.S. authorities said ...
Google Invests in Applied Systems, a Maker of Cloud-Based Software for Independent Agencies
Google's investment arm has purchased a minority stake in Applied Systems, an Illinois-based global provider of insurance technology and cloud-based software for independent agencies. Google has ...
New U.S. Law Places Greater Focus on Disaster Resilience, Though Shortfalls Remain
The U.S. government is starting to focus more on disaster resilience, rather than just responding to natural catastrophes when they occur – something long called for by the property/casualty ...