Underwriting
Repairing the Tumultuous Commercial Auto Line of Insurance
There is little uncertainty that commercial auto is in a time of turbulence. Between the enormous claims payouts, increasing claim frequency and escalating issues with driving behavior, something ...
Lady Gaga Super Bowl Drone Extravaganza Underscores Wide Embrace of Unmanned Aircraft
The synchronized swarm of 300 drones lit up the night sky behind Lady Gaga, morphing into an American flag as she recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Sunday's Super Bowl halftime light show -- ...
The Drone Racing League Is Coming, Sponsored by Allianz
As commercial and personal drone use has soared, drone racing – think Indy 500 but with drones – may also gaining traction, and Allianz has inked a multi-year sponsorship deal that will give it a ...
Argo Group Completes $235M Ariel Re Acquisition
Argo Group's $235 million acquisition of Ariel Re is now complete, and the acquired company's former CEO has a job with the combined company. Ryan Mather, Ariel Re's former chief executive officer, ...
A Large Swath of Businesses Remain Ill-Prepared for Cyber Attacks: Hiscox
A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber attacks. Fewer than one-third ...
17 Months Later, VW Emissions Scandal Legal Trouble Keeps Coming
Luxembourg has launched criminal proceedings over Volkswagen's diesel emissions scandal, showing the German carmaker is still struggling to draw a line under the crisis some 17 months after it broke. ...
Higher Claims, Falling Prices Hurt Munich Re’s Q4 Profit
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, reported a bigger-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter earnings as claims from natural disasters rose while prices continue to fall. Net income declined to ...
Catastrophe Tests Show London Insurers’ Capital Risks and Resilience
A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in ...