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InsurTech Archipelago Pulls in $34M for AI Risk Platform Expansion
Archipelago raised $34 million in new financing from multiple investors, with plans to use the money for further expansion of its operations and technology – a risk data platform with artificial ...
Premium Givebacks Among U.S. P/C Insurers in 2020 Reached $13B: AM Best
U.S. property/casualty insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums in 2020 thanks to reduced exposures from the COVID-19 pandemic, AM Best said in new commentary. What's more, a sizable part of ...
Why a framework to build agents is necessary, but not the same thing as AI doing insurance work. Almost every...
Travelers Reports Successful Q1, Fueled in Part by Underwriting, Investment Gains
The Travelers Companies reported net income of $733 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to $600 million in the prior year quarter. Core income in the current quarter was $699 million ...
Insurify Joins Toyota in Embedded Insurance Space, and Other Product News
Insurify is teaming with Toyota to help its car-buyers comparison shop for coverage, a first entry for the company into the embedded insurance space. Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions is launching a product ...
Allstate, Arch, AXIS and The Hanover Report Q1 Pretax Catastrophe Loss Estimates
Carriers are starting to report their pretax catastrophe loss estimates for the 2021 first quarter, and the numbers are significant. Below are preliminary numbers from Allstate, Arch, AXIS, and The ...
The Hartford Will Pay $650M to Settle Boy Scouts of America Sexual Abuse Claims
The Hartford disclosed it has agreed to pay $650 million to settle sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America associated with policies mostly issued in the 1970s. According to the insurer, ...
Auto Insurers Lead 2020 U.S. Property/Casualty Impairments: AM Best
Seven insurance company impairments were identified in the U.S. property/casualty industry in 2020, with five of the seven involving auto insurers, according to an A.M. Best special report. Last ...
COVID Restrictions Push Progressive’s Premiums to Robust Levels
The Progressive Corp. saw robust, double-digit increases in net premiums written and net income, gains it said stemmed, in part, from a year of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. The Ohio-based ...