Underwriting
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Sues Goodyear Over Covering Asbestos Claims
An insurance unit of Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc said it has sued Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co to avoid having to cover asbestos-related injury claims that Goodyear said ...
Defective Products, Crashes, Human Error Cause Large Chunk of Business Liability Losses
Defective product/work quality issues, crashes and human error are listed as the top causes of liability loss for businesses, according to a report published by Allianz Global Corporate Specialty ...
Trov, an On-Demand Insurance Startup, Raises $45M to Fuel Global Expansion
On-demand insurance startup Trov raised $45 million in Series D financing, with plans to use it for an accelerated global expansion. The money will also fuel an expansion of what items Trov covers ...
SCOTUS Will Consider Company Exposure to Human-Rights Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case stemming from Middle Eastern terrorism to decide whether victims of overseas atrocities can use a two-century-old federal law to sue corporations for ...
P/C Insurers See $ in IoT, Smart Home Tech; Limited Data Access Hampers Potential
Internet of Things and smart home technology offer significant growth potential for property/casualty insurers, but data access limits could restrict how big the boom becomes, according to a new ...
Stephen Catlin to Retire as XL Group’s Executive Deputy Chairman
XL Group, the corporate parent of XL Catlin, said that Stephen Catlin will be retiring as executive deputy chairman at the end of 2017. Catlin sold his eponymously named Bermuda specialty insurer and ...
3-D and 4-D Printing: Transforming Our World and the Trail of Liability
For any property/casualty insurers out there wondering whether to cover exposures from 3-D printing, you probably already are, according to Bob Weireter, senior underwriter of casualty treaty ...
AIG’s Turnaround Plan Is at Risk Due to Morale Crisis: UBS Analysis
A morale crisis at American International Group Inc could prevent the U.S. insurance company from keeping and hiring the talent it needs to propel it through its financial turnaround, UBS said in an ...