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American Financial Group Decides to Exit Lloyd’s of London
American Financial Group Inc. disclosed it will exit the Lloyd's of London insurance marketplace in 2020, an entity it joined in 2008 through an acquisition. The Ohio-based insurance holding company ...
Liberty Mutual Takes on Uber Coverage in Three Regions
Liberty Mutual Insurance will provide coverage for Uber drivers and passengers throughout New England, South Carolina and Puerto Rico as part of the company's 2020 auto insurance programs, which ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Seeks $3.9B From Sale of Stake in Rural Banks
Anbang Insurance Group Co., the once-acquisitive Chinese conglomerate that's under state control, is looking to offload stakes in a number of rural commercial banks as it continues to unwind its ...
MGA Clearcover Pulls in $50M Financing, With Designs on Becoming Full-Stack Carrier
Clearcover, a managing general agent whose artificial intelligence-driven platform focuses on auto insurance, has raised $50 million in new financing. The money is designed to accelerate further ...
Argo Achieves Détente With Activist Shareholder; Board Member Added, Two to Come
Argo Group International Holdings has achieved détente with an activist shareholder that complained about the company's board and executive compensation practices during much of 2019. The ...
Carrier Challenge: Adopting AI Quickly Enough
The adoption of artificial intelligence is having a profound impact on many industries, including insurance. As it becomes more common, AI will also allow insurers to introduce new products, ...
Allstate Plans to Retire Struggling Esurance Brand as Part of Broader Overhaul
Allstate plans to phase out its struggling Esurance brand as part of a broader overhaul in how the company does business, the Illinois-based insurer disclosed on Dec. 19. Executives are framing the ...
MS Amlin Will Exit Several Classes of U.K. P/C Business
MS Amlin, the London-based insurer and reinsurer, said it will cease underwriting corporate property, real estate, casualty and package binders through its U.K. P/C business with effect from Jan. 31, ...