Commercial Lines
Executives On The Move at Metromile and Willis Towers Watson
Pay-per-mile car insurance company Metromile is bringing on industry veterans to fill some key roles. Willis Towers Watson made three executive appointments for its Corporate Risk and Broking segment ...
High Cat Losses Helped Spike U.S. P/C Rating Downgrades in 2018: A.M. Best
U.S. property/casualty rating downgrades more than doubled in 2018 compared to the previous year, a result stemming from factors including catastrophic weather losses and challenging pricing ...
ChainThat Will Debut Blockchain-Driven Risk and Capital Exchange in Bermuda
A blockchain-driven risk and capital exchange for the insurance and reinsurance market is set to be launched in Bermuda later this year by ChainThat. The exchange will allow broker, reinsurance and ...
Aon Reportedly Subpoenaed in N.Y. Over Trump Organization Dealings
New York State's financial regulator has subpoenaed the insurance broker for President Donald Trump's family business, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, after former Trump lawyer ...
Lyft Reveals Impressive Array of Risk Factors in IPO Filing
The risk-factors section of an IPO prospectus is a bit like a transcript of a chief financial officer's worst nightmares. For Lyft Inc., which filed publicly for an initial public offering Friday, ...
Pie Insurance, Armed With $45M Financing, Plans Further Expansion for Online Workers Comp Biz
Pie Insurance is eyeing an expanded geographic reach and new distribution avenues for its online workers compensation insurance, fueled by a newly closed $45 million venture financing. A number of ...
Tokio Marine HCC President Burke to Retire; Schell Will Replace Him
Tokio Marine HCC has announced a changing of the guard involving a key executive. The specialty insurance group said that its president, William Burke, is retiring on April 1, 2019. Michael Schell, ...
Still No Brexit Deal Despite Plenty of Compromises From UK PM May
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to get her Brexit deal rewritten in Brussels to make it acceptable to Parliament. Since her deal was defeated by a massive 230 votes on Jan 15, May has made ...