Underwriting
Allianz Unloads Private Bank OLB to Apollo for $336M
German insurer Allianz said it had agreed to sell its 90 percent stake in private bank Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) to U.S. private equity firm Apollo for 300 million euros ($336 million). Apollo, ...
Five More Flood Insurance Revamp Proposals Advance in House Committee
The House Financial Services Committee advanced five flood insurance proposals on Wednesday, adding to the two bills it passed last week. The House measures seek to reform and reauthorize the ...
The Hidden Cost of Standing Still: Legacy Platforms Slow Growth and Halt the Shift to AI-Enabled Insurance Business
Presented by Majesco
There is a hidden disease that is killing insurers — the disease of legacy technology. The problem is a matter...
Trump Talks Drones, Internet of Things With Tech Executives
President Donald Trump met with two dozen executives from technology companies and venture capital firms on Thursday for advice on how the government can promote emerging technologies such as drones ...
General Motors Mass Produces Self-Driving Chevy Bolt Test Vehicles
General Motors Co. says it has built 130 self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric cars at a factory in suburban Detroit, making it among the first automakers to mass produce self-driving vehicles. The ...
Reinsurance Rate Declines Continue With No Bottom in Sight: S&P
The global reinsurance sector is poised for yet another full year of declining rates, ensuring that a hoped-for bottom of the current market cycle will remain elusive in 2017, Standard & Poor's ...
American Express Boosts Next Insurance’s Series A Round to $35M
Next Insurance, a digital insurance agency for small to medium businesses, announced that American Express Ventures has joined its previously announced Series A Round led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures. ...
FBI: Cybercrime Losses Reached $1.33B in 2016, a 24 Percent Rise
Losses from cyber crimes rose 24 percent in 2016 to over $1.33 billion, according to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The center, which was set ...
Aging Millennials More Emotionally Connected to Their Insurers Than Gen X, Boomer Counterparts
Millennials are aging, and that may be good news for property/casualty insurers. Here's why: Millennials appear to have a stronger affinity for insurance companies than their Gen X or baby boomer ...