Commercial Lines
Global Insurers, Reinsurers Face Coronavirus Outbreak Exposures: Moody’s
Global insurers and reinsurers are exposed to the coronavirus outbreak directly through a potential spike in claims, and indirectly through the impact on economic growth and the resultant financial ...
Presenting HSB: The New Name for Munich Re’s Hartford Steam Boiler
Munich Re's Hartford Steam Boiler is formally rebranding itself with a new name – an acronym of the moniker it has had for 154 years. The Connecticut-based specialty insurer will now be known ...
California Utility Could See $2.14B Fine Over Wildfire Liabilities
California's utilities regulator has proposed an increased $2.14 billion fine on PG&E Corp for its role in causing the devastating 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Northern California. The decision ...
Markel Combines Two Divisions to Create Enhanced Specialty Unit
Markel is combining its Markel Specialty and Markel Assurance divisions into one division called Markel Specialty, which launches on April 1. The new division will preserve the company's current ...
Unqork, a No-Code InsurTech Software Startup, Raises Major Financing Round
Unqork has raised $51 million in new financing, money it plans to use to fuel additional growth and expansion for its no-code application platform that helps large businesses rapidly build complex ...
The Latest Launches From Liberty Mutual and At-Bay
Liberty Mutual Insurance is teaming with Ford to bring usage-based insurance to connected vehicles. At-Bay is touting the launch of what it claims is the first automatically underwritten tech E&O ...
VW Reaches $900M Settlement With German Consumer Group Over Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen and a major German consumer group said on Friday that they had reached an 830 million euro ($902.04 million) agreement in a class action lawsuit over the carmaker's rigging of diesel ...
Microplastics in the Food Chain, and Other CM Risk Alerts
Microplastics are making their way into our food, drinking water and even the air. Robot managers are optimizing the autonomy out of many jobs and leaving employees stressed out and injured. Many job ...