Leadership & Strategy
The Hartford Acquires Y-Risk, an MGA Focused on the Sharing Economy
The Hartford has acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter focused on the sharing and on-demand economy, from Allstar Financial Group Inc. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. Y-Risk ...
#MeToo Era Leaves Male Execs Forming Controversial Strategies Covering Interactions With Women
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don't sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman ...
Flood Insurance, Terrorism Cover, FIO Will Be on the 2019 P/C Congressional Agenda
Reform and long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program will be high on the property/casualty insurance industry's agenda when the new Congress begins its work in January 2019. Congress ...
Carriers Will Increasingly Turn to the Cloud in 2019: Deloitte Prediction
Insurers are poised to increasingly embrace the cloud and related technologies in 2019, according to predictions Deloitte makes in a new report. Deloitte argues that for the insurance industry, an ...
Applied Systems, Others Pursue Risky Practice of Acquiring Incremental Debt
First the companies tapped the loan market. Not long after that, they came back for more. Corporations like Bausch Health Cos., a drugmaker, telecom provider Sprint Corp. and Applied Systems Inc., an ...
Carrier Predictive Analytics Initiatives: Telling a Clear Story to Agents
This is the fifth in a series of articles by Valen Analytics looking at the hurdles that insurers must overcome to effectively implement and gain value from data analytics programs. Using technology ...
AXIS Consolidates 4 Businesses Into Single Global Cyber and Technology Unit
AXIS Insurance said it is merging its U.S. Cyber, Technology, Media and Miscellaneous Professional Liability businesses into one major division to better address "borderless risks." Dan Trueman has ...
The Latest Launches From PURE and Ironshore
The PURE Group of Insurance Companies is beefing up the protection it offers for jewelry theft from the home. Ironshore's Environmental unit has enhanced its Contractors Environmental Legal Liability ...