Underwriting
Legacy Carriers Can Join Agentero’s Digital Agent Network as They Improve Their Tech Stacks
One of Agentero's pitches as an InsurTech startup is to connect insurance agents to "modern carriers" to help boost their revenue. Carriers, in turn, can use the California-based InsurTechs's ...
Anti-Fraud Tech Company FRISS Raises $65 Million to Fund Expansion
FRISS, a provider of AI-focused fraud prevention and detection products for P/C insurers, raised $65 million to help it carve out new product lines and market reach. The company said it serves ...
Mining for Gold: Overcoming Challenges to Unstructured Text Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniably changing the insurance industry. Carriers are justifiably enthusiastic about the opportunities for improved efficiency and cost savings. Unfortunately, the ...
China Regulator Will Guide Insurers to Boost Natural Disaster Offerings
China's banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings. It also plans to raise public ...
Insured Losses From Germany’s Flooding Could Reach $6B: AIR Worldwide
AIR Worldwide, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm, estimates insured losses in Germany from July flooding could approach €5 billion ($6 billion). Low pressure system "Bernd" parked itself ...
Chubb Celebrates ‘Robust’ Q2 Financial Results; Commercial Lines Premium Gains Soar
Chubb released extremely positive Q2 results on July 27, driven in particular by strong gains in its commercial property/casualty business and related rate hikes in the sector. The company used words ...
Global Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Moderated Further in Q2: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices rose 15 percent in the 2021 second quarter, continuing a stunning track record of increases but far from their peak at the end of 2020, according to a new Marsh ...
PartnerRe Q2 Results Display Positive Income, Rate and Investment Gains
PartnerRe saw a strong jump in net income during the 2021 second quarter, backed by strong rate increases and reduced impact from the COVID-19 economic downturn. The Bermuda-based reinsurer booked ...