Commercial Lines
RMS: Less Than $2B in Insured Losses From Hurricane Nicole
Catastrophe modeler RMS said private market U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Nicole are estimated at less than $2 billion, with a best estimate of $1.6 billion. This estimate represents insured ...
Where Carriers Are Spending: The Investments Driving Underwriting Change
Although nearly two-thirds of underwriting professionals surveyed in 2021 said that AI and automation tools aren't easing their workloads—and 28 percent said their workloads have ...
Down Nearly 15%: Falling D&O Prices Becomes A Thing After Years of Hikes
Directors and officers liability pricing fell 14.7 perecent in the third quarter, according to a recent survey. Aon's Financial Services Group's Q3 2022 pricing index for the quarter ending on ...
California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water
A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that ...
Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit
Alphabet's Google will pay about $400 million to settle a complaint brought by a group of states over allegations the search and advertising giant illegally tracked users' locations, two people ...
Five More Years: Zaffino To Lead AIG Through 2027
On Friday, American International Group, Inc. announced that AIG and Peter Zaffino, president, chief executive officer and chair of the board, entered into an agreement securing Zaffino's employment ...
Zurich Expects $550M Hit From Hurricane Ian; Profit Targets on Track
Zurich Insurance Group expects a net $550 million pre-tax hit from Hurricane Ian, Europe's fifth-largest insurer said on Thursday, though it remains on track to beat its 2020-2022 financial targets, ...
Many Cyber Criminals Return After Ransomware Payments Are Made
Over a third (36 percent) of companies that paid a ransom to cyber criminals went on to be targeted for a second time, according to the latest Cyber Readiness Report from Hiscox. In addition, 41 ...