Commercial Lines
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
Chubb, AXA Among 15 Insurers Ceasing Business With Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Avoid Sanctions
Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently quit work on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and will not be sanctioned, according to a document the Biden administration ...
Shareholders Push Companies to Tackle Climate Change Shortfalls
In the past, shareholder votes on the environment were rare and easily brushed aside. Things could look different in the annual meeting season starting next month, when companies are set to face the ...
Generali Unveils $4.3B Plan to Support COVID-Hit Euro Economies
Italy's top insurer Generali said on Wednesday it launched a 3.5 billion euro ($4.26 billion) investment plan over five years to support the recovery of European countries hit by COVID-19. The plan, ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Hippo and HSB
Chubb has launched a new cyber insurance brand. Hippo is partnering with ADT to offer access to smart home services. HSB has introduced new workplace violence coverage for small and midsize ...
Insurance Industry Adds Nearly 20K Jobs During Pandemic
Levels of employment for the insurance industry are "holding up much stronger than the overall economy," the leader of an insurance search firm said recently, reporting that insurers have added ...
Workers Comp Remedy Bars Wife’s COVID Suit vs. Husband’s Employer
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker's spouse getting sick with COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San Francisco on Monday ...
Workers Comp and COVID: More Data on Evolving Claims
Workers compensation insurers aren't getting the large aggregate volumes of COVID-related claims projected during the early months of the pandemic, but different data sources give varying readouts on ...