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Executive Moves: Hippo Holdings Names Boettcher COO; Willis Re Appoints Fletcher CEO of Bermuda
Hippo Holdings Inc. announced the promotion of Laura Boettcher, ARe, to chief operating officer of Hippo Holdings, the parent company of Hippo Insurance. Boettcher has served as COO of Hippo ...
D&O Market Expected to Tighten Under Pressure, Says AM Best
Analysts at insurance rating firm AM Best said there are "warning signs" for the directors & offers liability market, leading to shrinking underwriting margins and a tighter environment for ...
The Readiness Is All: New AIG CEO Andersen Talks Industry Relevance
Eric Andersen doesn't have any more insight into what the next five years will look like than his peers, but the message he delivered to them about the industry's role in a changing world is clear: ...
Extreme Weather to Drive $20 Trillion in Spending
Extreme weather will likely spur more than $20 trillion in global spending over the next decade, boosting sales and earnings for reinsurers and companies involved in energy efficiency and climate ...
USAA Not Done With Dividends: Florida Reforms Prompt $0.5B Payout
When USAA announced nearly $4 billion in policyholder dividends in December last year, the military insurer cited its financial discipline and the proactive steps of members to prevent losses among ...
Amazon’s Ring Sued Over Facial Recognition Feature
Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company's Ring doorbell cameras at friends and family members' homes collected and stored images ...
A $10.5 Trillion Cyber Problem: Whose Risk Is It Anyway?
Does an estimated $10.5 trillion in damage costs related to cyber crime around the globe really represent an opportunity that the insurance industry should be tackling? The question came up during ...
Bending the Casualty Curve: Why Casualty Analytics Is Approaching Its Inflection Point
"The immense diversity of the causes of casualty catastrophes as well as a lack of historical antecedents makes modeling casualty cats more difficult than modeling property cats, but not ...