Commercial Lines
With an Eye on COVID-19, Lloyd’s Selects 10 InsurTechs for Innovation Program
Lloyd's announced the latest cohort of InsurTech startups that will join its Lloyd's Lab innovation accelerator program. Their focus will be on COVID-19 products and services. The InsurTechs will ...
The Latest Launches From Generali/GEICO and RMS
A division of Generali Group is using its cyber protection platform for GEICO Insurance Agency customers. Catastrophe modeler RMS said it has made major updates to its line of HWind forecasting ...
Companies Risk Substantial Loss of Annual Profit Due to Supply Chain Shocks
Companies risk losing more than 40% of annual profit once a decade in a world threatened by trade wars, cyber attacks, pandemics and climate change, according to McKinsey & Co., which estimates ...
CNA CEO Robusto’s Contract Extended Through 2024
CNA Financial Corp. Chairman and CEO Dino Robusto will remain in his position a few extra years, thanks to a contract extension that will run through 2024. The Chicao-based commercial ...
Hurricane Isaias Insured Losses Will Surpass $4B: KCC
Hurricane Isaias likely caused $4 billion of insured losses in the U.S. and $200 million in the Caribbean, according to a new report from Karen Clark & Co. The estimates cover privately insured ...
AXA Mulls Sale of Singapore Business
AXA SA is considering a sale of its Singapore business as it seeks to raise funds divesting peripheral operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The French insurer is working with an ...
Beirut Blast Marine Insurance Losses Likely Less Than $250M
Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut were likely to total less than $250 million, reinsurance broker Guy ...
D&O Liability Insurance Rates Surge Over COVID-19 Litigation Fears
Premiums for directors' and officers' liability insurance surged in the second quarter, broker Marsh said on Monday, as insurance underwriters fear the coronavirus pandemic will lead to hefty ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Re and Beazley
AXIS Re promoted an executive to a leadership role in North America. Specialist insurer Beazley appointed four new underwriters within its Chicago, Ill.-based cyber and executive risk division.