Underwriting
Business Travelers Eager to Fly Again, With Focus on Extra Precautions: Chubb Survey
Business travelers are itching to travel again for work and life, but most remain concerned at the same time about contracting COVID-19 and favor extra precautions, according to a new global survey ...
COVID-19 Knocks U.S. Inland Marine Insurance Behind in 2020: A.M. Best
The U.S. inland marine insurance segment experienced a "significant downturn in profitability" in 2020, with its loss ratio deteriorating by nearly 16 percentage points amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Fake Coal Dumped in Front of Lloyd’s HQ in Climate Change Protest
Lloyd's of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called "Insurance Rebellion" used a dump truck to deposit a large pile of fake coal in front of the Lloyd's ...
Reinsurers Still Made Money in 2020 Despite Catastrophe and Investment Losses: Aon
Despite the combined effects of around $25 billion of pandemic and natural catastrophe-related losses as well as compromised investment returns, a group of reinsurers studied by Aon reported positive ...
The Hartford CEO Swift: Optimistic About BI Claims and Pandemic Fading
The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift expressed confidence that the property/casualty insurer has weathered the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and said related concerns about business interruption ...
The Latest Launches From Berkley One, Openly and AXA XL
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley One expanded into Maryland and broadened its product offerings in other states where it does business. Openly, an InsurTech MGA focused on high-end homeowners insurance, ...
Double-Digit Rate Hikes Help Propel W.R. Berkley’s Robust Q1 Results
W.R. Berkley Corp. reported record quarterly underwriting income, double-digit premium growth and healthy rate increases in the first quarter. The commercial lines insurer and reinsurer also saw its ...
White House Unveils 100-Day Plan to Protect Power Grid From Cyber Attacks
The White House unveiled on Tuesday a 100-day plan intended to protect the U.S. power grid from cyber-attacks, mainly by creating a stronger relationship between U.S. national security agencies and ...