Commercial Lines
The Race to Waterproof Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals
Patagonia, Inc. has spent nearly a decade rejiggering its supply chain, redesigning products and dumping millions of dollars into a high-stakes trial-and-error process that's nearly complete. This ...
Fund Transfer Frauds, Data Theft Trends to Continue in 2023: Beazley
Incidents of fraudulent instruction scams were up 13 percent in 2022, according to specialist insurer Beazley's new Cyber Services Snapshot report. Under fraudulent instruction scams, criminals use ...
InsurTech Spotlight: FloodFlash Is Closing Coverage Gaps with Parametrics
True to its name, a 2012 flooding event is what initially sparked the idea for the commercial flood InsurTech, FloodFlash. Since then, the company has grown out of an apartment kitchen to a fully ...
Insurance Groundhogs Have Their Day: Some Primary Prices Need to Go Higher
Sure, it's nice to know whether Spring is around the corner or more than a month away, but what about insurance market conditions? How long will a hard market last in many lines? Are insurance prices ...
Marsh: Global Commercial Insurance Pricing Up 4% in Q4 2022
Global commercial insurance prices increased 4% in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from a 6% increase in the third quarter and a 9% increase in the second quarter, according to the Global Insurance ...
Coalition Launches Full-Stack Cyber Insurer
Coalition announced it has launched a full-stack cyber insurance carrier. Coalition Insurance Company (CIC), which the InsurTech calls the "the first full-stack, active cyber insurance carrier," ...
WTW Launches Cyber Facility, Providing Excess Capacity Globally
A new excess layer cyber facility, called CyXS, was launched by WTW, providing excess layer cyber capacity for global clients. Key elements of the facility include: Capacity: Access to up to 50 ...
Cowbell Launches eLearning Academy Dedicated to Cyber Insurance
Cyber insurer Cowbell on Wednesday announced the launch of Cowbell Academy, a new institution that offers insurance agents and brokers lessons on cyber insurance. The program includes general classes ...