Underwriting
Steering Wheels, Brakes Gone From Driverless Cars: Google’s Cerf
When Google started reporting accident statistics for its driverless cars in May, the technology giant learned something important that it has incorporated in the second iteration of its vehicles, ...The Hartford Targets Small Businesses With New Professional Liability Endorsement
The Hartford is targeting small businesses with a new professional liability endorsement. Plans call for adding the coverage to the Connecticut-based insurer's business owner's policy. The Hartford ...
Tropical Storm Bill Will Bring More Floods to Super-Soaked Texas
No matter exactly what path it takes, Tropical Storm Bill is going to cause trouble in Texas this week and maybe longer. Bill will send flooding rains across the eastern part of the state, including ...
Willis: IT Costs Trump Cyber Concerns For Financial Services Firms
Rising costs for information technology infrastructure pose greater concerns for financial services firms than regulation or cyber attacks, a survey showed on Monday. IT costs came second only to ...
Philadelphia Insurance Acquires New York Accident & Health MGA
Philadelphia Insurance Companies is acquiring a managing general agent for group accident & health insurance, a deal that gives it new platform from which to sell its core offerings. The ...
New Texas Flood Threat Looms; Tropical Storm Carlos Growls in Pacific
As Tropical Storm Carlos churns in the Pacific, threatening Mexico's coast, the Atlantic's second storm of the year may be developing over the Yucatan Peninsula, with the potential to reach Texas and ...
Standard & Poor’s: U.S. Insurers Responding Cautiously to Soaring Cyber Coverage Demand
Standard & Poor's predicts a major jump in demand for cyber insurance in the coming years, with interest initially outstripping supply. U.S. insurers will respond gradually, however, entering the ...
Third Point Re CEO Berger Warns New Reinsurers Will Be ‘Increasingly Difficult’ to Form
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, said the company is positioned to withstand competition from other investment firms because the industry isn't as easy to ...