Commercial Lines
State Auto, Soon to Be Acquired by Liberty Mutual, Reports Q2 Decline in Net Income
State Auto Financial Corp., soon to be acquired by Liberty Mutual for $1 billion, saw a large Q2 decline in net income due to a dip in net investment gains and as well as natural catastrophe losses. ...
Competitors Poached Talent as Aon/WTW Merger Plans Grew Uncertain
While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the "distraction and ...
Updated: Moody’s to Pay $2B for Daily Mail’s RMS Cat Modeling Unit
The publisher of Britain's Daily Mail said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its insurance risk business RMS to Moody's Corporation for about 1.425 billion pounds ($1.99 billion) in cash. Chief ...
Markel’s Q2 Informed by Strong Premium Gains, Except for Workers Comp
Markel Corp.'s second quarter saw a dip in net income even as rate hikes and business growth led to substantial gains for earned premiums. Its combined ratio also came in at a healthy level. "Our ...
COVID-19-Related Labor, Material Price Hikes Propelling Property Claim Cost Increases
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs, experts said during a webinar hosted by ATI Restoration on ...
Zurich Insurance, Metromile Disclose Their Post-COVID Return-to-Office Plans
Zurich Insurance and Metromile are among a number of industry companies that have plotted post- COVID returns to the office. Like the others who have recently disclosed their plans, they are doing so ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly Close to Buying Deutsche Bank’s Italian Advisers Unit
Zurich Insurance Group AG is nearing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG's Italian financial promoters network, according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich has emerged as the leading candidate to ...
FDA Slaps ‘Most Serious’ Label on Philips Ventilator Recall Over Low Oxygen Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday classified the recent recall of some of Philips' ventilators as Class 1, or the most serious type of recall, saying the use of these devices may cause ...