Underwriting
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 ...
Progressive Insurance Dinged by Q2 Rise in Auto Claims, Low Premiums
Progressive Corp. reported a 56 percent decrease in net income to $790.1 million for the second quarter. Net income was down 9 percent for the first six months. The company said the largest ...
U.S. Senate Bill Would Sanction Countries That Harbor Cyber Criminals
Two senior U.S. senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure by sanctioning countries the harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening ...
Brookfield Asset Management’s Reinsurance Unit Will Acquire American National for $5.1B
Brookfield Asset Management Inc's reinsurance unit has agreed to buy insurer American National Group Inc for about $5.1 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Monday. Started in 1905 by ...
GEICO Drags Down Berkshire Hathaway’s Q2 Insurance Earnings
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance division produced a mixed performance during the 2021 second quarter. Rate increases generally carried the day, though the conglomerate's GEICO unit dragged down ...
TypTap, a Home and Flood Insurance InsurTech, Files Proposed IPO Plans
HCI Group, Inc. announced that its InsurTech subsidiary, TypTap Insurance Group, Inc., a Florida-based writer of private market homeowners and flood insurance, has confidentially submitted a draft ...
Lemonade Customer Base Now Surpasses 1.2M; Q2 Losses Land Above $55M
Lemonade's customer base continues to climb in the 2021 second quarter, with that number now surpassing 1.2 million. In contrast, the New York-based digital insurer reported nearly 814,200 customers ...