Leadership & Strategy
Low Interest Rates Could Dent French P/C Insurers Profits in 2020: Moody’s
The 2020 outlook for the French insurance sector is negative, reflecting growing pressures on the property/casualty insurers' profitability from low interest rates, Moody's Investors Service said in ...
Neptune Flood’s Growth Plans Leave Chairman, CEO Swapping Titles
Neptune Flood's two top leaders are switching their positions, a move designed to help prepare the InsurTech startup for its next phase of growth. Founder and CEO Jim Albert will become chairman, and ...
Digital Platform Operator Wefox Raised $235M This Year for Global Expansion
German insurance technology firm Wefox said on Wednesday it had attracted an additional $110 million of investment in its second funding round, bringing the total amount of money raised this year to ...
Beazley Goes After Life Sciences Startups With New, Targeted Liability Cover
Specialist insurer Beazley now sells life sciences liability coverage specifically designed for small businesses and startups in the sector. "As the life sciences sector continues to expand at a ...
Insurers,Technology Top List for Germany’s Best-Performing Funds in 2020
Even in Europe's industrial heartland, the best investors are shunning manufacturing stocks and putting their money in local tech companies. DWS Concept Platow, this year's top-performing German ...
Hippo Reaches Out to Mortgage Clients With Home Point Financial Partnership
Hippo Insurance is expanding its market reach through a new partnership with Home Point Financial, a national mortgage provider. The partnership gives Hippo access to Home Point customers so it can ...
The Latest Launches From Guy Carpenter, W.R. Berkley, Swiss Re and Liberty Mutual
Guy Carpenter said it is offering new services to clients who are members of U.S. public entity insurance pools. Berkley One has introduced a new excess flood product, among other product updates. ...
What We Can’t Control: Carrier CFO
As property/casualty insurance leaders work to map out strategies year after year, they face a laundry list of external forces that impact their businesses—many beyond their control. "We must adapt ...