Strategy
Travelers Seeking Higher Premiums in California After Two Years of Fire Losses
California's deadly wildfires are raising the specter of higher insurance premiums for homeowners in the state. After "two significant years in a row of losses, I think the discussion and the debate ...
InsurTech MGA Clearcover Pulls in $43M Series B; American Family Among Investors
American Family Insurance joined onto a new $43 million financing round for Clearcover, a managing general agent with an artificial intelligence-driven platform focused on car insurance. The Chicaco, ...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Post-JLT Merger Executives, Forms New Division
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Co. has formed a new division and made a series of executive appointments effective after parent company Marsh & McLennan Cos. closes its acquisition of ...
Gen. McChrystal at the I.I.I. Joint Industry Forum: Good Leaders Are Gardeners
Gen. Stanley McChrystal said a leader should be a gardener. That isn't necessarily something you'd expect to hear from McChrystal, a retired United States Army four-star general, and former commander ...
Why Writing Small Business Takes Thinking Big
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, the United States has 29.6 million small businesses and more than a third of the U.S. working population is employed at businesses with fewer than ...
Market Intelligence: How to See What Your Competitors Are Up To
Insurance carriers consistently have relied upon data and research analytics to underwrite and manage the most profitable portfolios. However, as new products, distribution channels and servicing ...
High-Net-Worth Insurer Berkley One Expands, Debuts Flood Cover in Select Markets
W.R. Berkley Corp.'s Berkley One is expanding into two more states and launching its flood insurance cover in new markets. Berkley One, an ultra-high-net-worth personal lines insurance brand, is now ...
Nationwide Anticipates Small Business Insurance Needs Through Multiple Fronts
One of the bigger parts of Mark Berven's job is to develop ideas that anticipate customers' future needs and then act on them. Berven is president and chief operating officer of Nationwide Property ...