Underwriting
British PM May Watches Quietly as House of Lords Debates Brexit Law
The U.K. House of Lords began debating the draft law that would allow Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Britain's departure from the European Union, with some members seeking to make changes that ...
Telematics, Autonomous Vehicles Could Jumpstart a Struggling Commercial Auto Sector: Conning
Commercial automobile insurance has been a trouble spot in the industry in recent years, and a multitude of factors have combined to create the problem. But technological changes such as driverless ...
Unlike Some Automakers, Ford Is Fully Committed to Developing Totally Autonomous Cars
As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers ...
Global Insurance Rate Decreases Moderated Yet Again in Q4: Marsh
Global insurance rate decreases moderated on average for the fourth consecutive quarter, down 3.1 percent (compared to the previous quarter's decrease of 3.2 percent), according to Marsh's Global ...
Allianz Profit Climbs, $3.2B Share Buyback to Come
Allianz SE reported a 23 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income and announced its first-ever share buyback as Europe's biggest insurer makes good on a promise to return excess cash to ...
CNA Brings on Ex-Endurance Exec Worman as Chief Underwriting Officer
CNA has chosen a former Endurance executive to fill the newly-created position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer. Douglas Worman will take on his new duties on March 7. He'll ...
UK Reportedly Set to Unleash Brexit Trigger Within Three Weeks
Prime Minister Theresa May intends to trigger Britain's withdrawal from the European Union as close as possible to the EU summit taking place on March 9 and March 10, according to two government ...
Solvency II Is Boosting Reinsurance Demand, 1/1 Renewals Show
The January renewals period show that Solvency II will increase demand for reinsurance products as European insurers attempt to strengthen their capital position through risk transfers, Fitch Ratings ...