Commercial Lines
State Auto Loses $114.6M in Q1 Due to Investment, Catastrophe Losses
State Auto Financial Corp. lost $114.6 million in the 2020 first quarter and said its combined ratio climbed above 107. Investment and catastrophe losses were behind the results. At the same time, ...
NCCI: Modest COVID-19 Infection Rates Will Still Be Costly
If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers' compensation loss costs for that sector could double or even triple in some ...
Law Firms Gather UK Plaintiffs to Sue Allianz Over Business Interruption Claims
Two law firms said on Tuesday they were gathering companies in Britain for a potential group lawsuit against German insurer Allianz for rejecting business interruption claims during the coronavirus ...
If Passed, Bills to Nullify BI Exclusions Could Prove Disastrous: AM Best
Legislation to nullify business interruption (BI) exclusions in some states could have disastrous consequences for the P/C insurance industry if passed, potentially wiping out up to 50 percent of ...
Executives On the Move at Everest Re Group, BHSI and Zurich
Everest Re Group promoted a veteran executive to a newly created position within its Reinsurance division. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance added a risk control consultant to its property team ...
AIG President Zaffino on Surviving COVID-19: Ongoing Adaptation Is Key
If there's one thing that AIG's top leaders have tried to get across, it is this: COVID-19 is like nothing else the industry has faced, it will impact nearly every part of what insurers do in the ...
AXIS Gets an A.M. Best Ratings Downgrade; Q1 Losses Hit $185M
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. must deal with a ratings downgrade issued by A.M. Best over concerns about its financial performance. On May 5, A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength rating to "A" ...
German Judge Challenges VW’s Defense in Diesel Damages Landmark Case
A German federal court judge cast doubt on Volkswagen's reasoning after the carmaker urged the court to dismiss a claim for damages brought by an owner of a diesel powered VW Sharan family van. ...