Underwriting

Cyber Risk Rises to Top of Corporate Agenda With EU Regulatory Deadline: Marsh

The upcoming implementation of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect in May 2018, has elevated cyber risk to the top of the corporate agenda for ...

Startup Lemonade Adds Firearms Coverage Restrictions, Citing ‘Social Good’

Online home and rental insurer Lemonade has said it is limiting its coverage for gun owners as part of its commitment to "make insurance into a social good." Citing the recent Las Vegas mass ...

The Latest Launches From Swiss Re, Root, Hudson Insurance and More

A commercial auto insurance startup has a new strategic partnership with Munich Re's Digital Partners. Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions business started selling a multi-coverage management liability ...

Tesla, Liberty Mutual Partner on Electric Car Insurance for U.S.

Tesla Inc. is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to offer an auto insurance plan designed specifically for its electric cars in the U.S. The plan made available to U.S. customers starting ...

42% of Workers Comp Premiums Set to Evaporate by 2030 as Jobs Get Automated

Piggybacking on the research of academics and researchers who studied the impact of automation on jobs a few years ago, two insurance analysts recently calculated an important impact for workers ...

Allied World ‘Vaults’ Into High-Net-Worth Market

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, GmbH and Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. announced their investment in Vault, a new venture that caters to the high-net-worth personal insurance ...

Cat Bond Issuance Still Has a Record Year; Q3 Was Typically Slow

Catastrophe bond issuance came to just $460 million in new limit during the 2017 third quarter, though the typically slow Q3 added to what remains a record year for the sector, the Property Claims ...

Channeling Disruption: Why Underwriters Need to Rally Around Small Biz Insurance Brokers

The role of the small business insurance broker is under assault as the rise of InsurTech disrupts the traditional insurance value chain. With more than $5 billion invested in InsurTech startups ...