Leadership & Strategy
InsurTech Next Insurance Transforms From Digital Agency to Carrier
Next Insurance debuted in 2016 as a digital insurance agency for small to medium-size businesses. Today, the California startup officially announces its new status as a licensed insurance carrier, ...
Vacationing Millennial Employees Call the Office More Than Their Older Counterparts
Older employees on vacation do a better job of not checking in with the office than their younger, millennial counterparts, according to a new survey from accounting/finance staffing firm ...
The Latest Launches From AGCS, QBE and Aon
Now on the market from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty: an expanded project cargo offering. QBE North America has launched a comprehensive policy offering unique coverages for construction ...
American Drivers Increasingly Fearful of Self-Driving Vehicles: AAA Study
Three-quarters (73 percent) of American drivers now say they would be too afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, up significantly from 63 percent in late 2017. Additionally, 63 percent of ...
Billionaire Investor Icahn Sues to Prevent AmTrust From Going Private
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sued the directors of AmTrust Financial Services Inc., Chief Executive Officer Barry Zyskind and the family that controls the insurer to challenge a plan to take the ...
Root Plans Bigger Columbus, Ohio HQ, Plus Many New Hires to Fuel National Expansion
Root disclosed plans to grow its workforce over the next three years by about 500 percent and also move to a new, significantly expanded headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. The auto insurance startup, ...
AmTrust’s Proposed Privatization Attracts Another Opponent: Shareholder Arca Capital
The Prague-based investment firm Arca Capital said it plans to work with activist investor Carl Icahn and other minority shareholders to prevent a proposed privatization of AmTrust Financial Services ...
NAIC Panelist: Catastrophe Modeling Is in Demand, Well Beyond P/C Insurance
Catastrophe modeling is going mainstream, well beyond the world of property/casualty insurance underwriting. It is becoming a necessary tool as consumers and the municipalities in which they live ...