Underwriting
Neptune Flood Acquires Parametric Quake Insurance Broker Jumpstart
Digital flood insurance provider Neptune Flood has acquired Jumpstart Insurance Solutions, a parametric InsurTech broker that offers parametric earthquake policies. Terms were not disclosed. ...
Digital MGA Roamly Will Start Selling Its Own RV Rental Policies Through Spinnaker Insurance
Digital MGA Roamly will link with Hippo-owned carrier Spinnaker Insurance Company to sell its own insurance for recreational vehicle rentals. Roamly is owned by Outdoorsy, a global online RV rental ...
The Global Construction Industry’s Climate Change Responses Could Drive New Opportunities: Marsh
Climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions are arguably the greatest challenges that face the construction industry — but they will drive new opportunities, according to a ...
Auto MGA Loop Raises $21M, With 10 More States in Its Sights
Loop, a managing general agency InsurTech focused on auto insurance, raised $21 million in new financing from multiple investors to help fuel ongoing expansion plans into additional states. "Their ...
State Auto Shareholders Back Liberty Mutual’s $1B Acquisition Plan
Shareholders at State Auto Group voted overwhelmingly to approve Liberty Mutual Holding Company's $1 billion plan to buy the company. The Ohio-based super-regional insurance holding company said the ...
Cyber Rates Could Double Within Two Years as Attacks Soar: S&P
The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and increased demand for cyber re/insurance, according to a report ...
Microsoft Will Work With MGU At-Bay to Enhance Its Cyber Insurance Cover
Microsoft, an investor with At-Bay since early 2020, will partner with the California-based MGU and InsurTech to help beef up its cyber insurance coverage. Microsoft said the initiative was part of a ...
Despite a Smaller Premium Base, WC Profitability Still Beats Other P/C Lines
Workers compensation may have a smaller premium base, but it remains highly profitable compared to other policy lines, AM Best concludes in a new report. The line produced more than $44.3 billion in ...