Commercial Lines
D&O Coverage Challenges Are Increasing: A.M. Best
Directors and officers liability insurance has gotten trickier and will confront major new challenges over the next few years. Continued rate hikes and narrower coverage guidelines will be necessary ...
The Latest Launches From Lloyd’s, Sompo International and Beazley
Lloyd's now offers an insurance policy to protect cryptocurrency held in online wallets against theft or other malicious hacks. Sompo International Holdings Ltd. said one of its U.S. units partnered ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
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 ...