Innovation
WorkFusion Raises $50M; Process Automation Software Can Modernize Insurance Claims
Process automation software company WorkFusion raised a $50 million financing to help expand its global operations. WorkFusion's technology automates high-volume processes by combining artificial ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, W.R. Berkley Corp. and Allied World
XL Catlin beefed up its online underwriting platform for design professional brokers with new bells and whistles. A W.R. Berkley Corp. unit has developed a new travel insurance policy and expanded ...
Predictive Analytics Help Commercial Lines Insurers Boost Profit, Reduce Underwriting Volatility: A.M. Best
The increasing use of predictive analytics among commercial lines insurers has helped improve their bottom lines and led to more balanced underwriting cycles, A.M. Best concluded in a new special ...
MGAs Are Increasingly Taking on Carrier Business Practices
Among the most profound changes in commercial insurance over the past decade has been the growing role of managing general agencies (MGAs) as measured by premium volume and by the growing scope of ...
The Latest Launches From Everest Re and AIG’s Travel Guard
Everest Re Group is now offering a broad cyber insurance policy that provides risk mitigation/remediation services to companies in multiple industries. A division of AIG has launched in Canada a form ...
Chubb, Bunker Ally to Develop Usage-Based Insurance for Freelancers
Bunker and Chubb will work together to develop new usage-based insurance products focused on freelance workers. Chubb has also become a minority investor in Bunker as part of their partnership, ...
Beazley Adds Embedded Workplace Violence Cover in New Way
Beazley has added embedded workplace violence coverage to a number of specialist products accessible to U.S. insurers. "Greater awareness of the extent and impact of workplace violence and social ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Validus and Tokio Marine Kiln
XL Catlin and RedSeal have a new resilience measure designed to gauge risk and improve cybersecurity and insurance terms. Validus Specialty Underwriting Services Inc. and a new partner are offering ...