Commercial Lines
Accounting Tricks Hide Real Value of Teva’s Proposed Opioid Settlement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's proposed $23 billion drug giveaway to settle thousands of U.S. opioid lawsuits will likely cost the company a fraction of that figure due to how it has valued ...
Reserve Charge Dents Travelers Earnings; Execs See ‘More Room’ for Rate Hikes
Challenges that fueled prior-year loss reserve development of nearly $300 million at Travelers aren't a problem that is unique to the insurer, executives noted during an third-quarter 2019 earnings ...
Nationwide Invests in Cybersecurity InsurTech Focused on Connected Vehicles
Nationwide said it has invested in Upstream Security, an InsurTech focused on providing cybersecurity for connected vehicles. Upstream's cash infusion will it enable OEM car manufacturers and fleets ...
Rising Drought Risk Spurs Investment Into Water Funds
Investors are starting to pay more attention to water shortages and how to turn them into long-term investments. Water-related exchange-traded funds attracted more money in the nine months through ...
Progressive Teaching Lessons About Commercial Auto Profit: Guy Carpenter Study
Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on workers compensation profit measures, according to a new ...
Misuse of Alphabet’s Virus Scanner Exposes Sensitive Files
Companies are misusing Alphabet Inc.'s virus scanner and similar products, unwittingly leaking data such as factory blueprints to intellectual property online, Israeli cybersecurity company Otorio ...
Chubb Chief Digital Officer Ringsted Sounds Off on Innovation, ITC and the Future
Sean Ringsted was one of the 7,000 or so people who attended the 2019 InsureTech Connect Conference, held Sept. 23 to 25 in Las Vegas. Ringsted is executive vice president, chief digital officer and ...
S&P Takes Closer Look at Argo Following SEC Subpoena Over Executive Compensation
The SEC's decision to subpoena Argo Group. International Holdings about its executive compensation practices is drawing the attention of Standard & Poor's. S&P said it has revised the outlook ...