Commercial Lines
Insurer M&A Activity Up — But Not for P/C Sector
Most insurance sectors saw an increase in merger and acquisition activity in the first half of 2021, according to Deloitte's latest Midyear Insurance M&A Outlook. The number of M&A deals is ...
Staffing Crunch Makes Risk Assessment a Challenge for Commercial Insurers
Over the past two years, the challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced businesses to scramble as new issues arise almost every day. The one challenge that has remained stagnant is the ...
Mutual Insurers Returned Nearly $13B in Premiums Through 2020
Mutual insurers returned nearly $13 billion in premiums through 2020 in response to policyholders' COVID-19-related challenges, and the sector ran at an underwriting loss as a result. Still, the ...
Executives On The Move at AXA XL and Policygenius
AXA XL is having one of its executives take on additional responsibilities as its new Marine Liabilities Global Practice Leader. Online insurance marketplace Policygenius hired a new Head of Customer ...
RIMS Wants Attendees at Future Events to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination Proof
The insurance industry trade group RIMS now requires anyone attending its events in the coming months to provide they're fully-vaccinated for COV-19. RIMS said the requirement is effective ...
With Help From Insurers, Stanford Ponzi Scheme Recovery Tops $1 Billion
A court-appointed receiver has recouped more than $1 billion for victims of Texas financier Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme, the largest by dollar amount other than Bernard Madoff's fraud, the ...
Smaller Insurers Need to Take a Data Leap of Faith in 2022
The pandemic isn't hampering the insurance industry from effectively moving forward. But for some carriers, historic anxiety that prevents experimentation with new technologies is an obstacle to ...
Twitter Will Fork Over $810M to Settle Claim Alleging It Embellished Future Prospects
Twitter Inc. agreed to pay $809.5 million to settle a shareholder class action lawsuit that accused the social media company of painting an overly rosy picture of its future. The suit, originally ...