Underwriting
Goosehead Insurance Aims Beyond Agents With New Online Consumer Platform
Insurance technology company Goosehead Insurance Inc will launch on Wednesday a web-based service aimed at people shopping for personal coverage online, extending its reach beyond traditional agents ...
Ally Financial Will Offer Home Insurance Policies Via Hippo Partnership
U.S. online bank Ally Financial has agreed to backstop home insurance policies provided by Hippo Holdings Inc, providing capital for the latter to generate more business, the ...
Chubb, Liberty Mutual, More Participate in Amazon’s New Insurance Network Cover for Online Sellers
Amazon has launched a new digital insurance network designed to help small businesses selling on its platform more easily purchase affordable product liability coverage. Dubbed the Amazon Insurance ...
U.S. Explores Authority Businesses Have to Mandate Vaccines
The Biden administration is examining what authority businesses have to mandate vaccines, a top U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, as it considers what more steps can be done to halt the spread of ...
Munich Re Said It Will Meet 2021 Profit Goals Even as COVID-19 Costs Grow
German reinsurance group Munich Re said on Tuesday it would meet its 2021 profit goal as it raised its forecast for gross premiums and predicted higher pandemic-related losses than previously ...
Amazon Will Pay Shoppers Injured by Others’ Products Without Admitting Liability
Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday said it would pay customers who suffer injuries or property damage from defective goods others sell on its U.S. platform, in a new policy that could reduce litigation. For ...
IVANS Buys Ask Kodiak to Accelerate Commercial Lines Digital Distribution Efforts
Applied Systems' IVANS division has acquired Ask Kodiak, a Massachusetts-based InsurTech that provides commercial lines market appetite and search capabilities for the independent agency channel. ...
China’s Unpredictable Regulatory Measures Make Investors Wary
The unpredictability of China's regulatory measures make the country unappealing to foreign investors in the short-term, following its latest crackdowns on the technology, property and education ...