Commercial Lines
The Latest Launches From QBE North America and OneWorld Instech
QBE North America is partnering with an MGA to offer specialized cover for architects, engineers and design businesses. A new company debuts with a platform designed to help insurers innovate with ...
Travelers Proposes Using Current Auto Insurance Model for Autonomous Vehicles
Auto insurance should continue to be the primary compensation model for accident victims as the driving population transitions to and then fully adopts autonomous vehicles, according to the insurer ...
Ford Will Fork Over $299.1M to Resolve Takata Air Bag Consumer Claims
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumers' economic-loss claims connected to Takata Corp. air-bag recalls. The settlement, filed in federal court in Miami Monday, reimburses ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Behind Launch of Hong Kong Banking Blockchain
Hong Kong's banking regulator and seven banks, including HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC , on Tuesday said they will jointly launch a trade finance platform in September using blockchain ...
A Deep Dive Into Willis Re’s Cyber Modeling Tools
Willis Re's proprietary PRISM-Re cyber modeling tool considers catastrophic as well as attritional losses to portfolios of risk. It employs a two-part framework for analysis of cyber threats. The ...
The Latest Launches From RMS, Liberty Mutual and JLT Re
RMS debuted the newest iteration of its signature catastrophe risk management software. Liberty Mutual's National Insurance Property unit increased its per-risk capacity to help property owners and ...
Cyber Catastrophe Modeling: Challenges of an Inexact Science
Insurers, their regulators and ratings agencies are increasingly aware of the potential for a catastrophic cyber loss. The aggregation of cyber risk assumed under policies providing affirmative or ...
U.S. Regulator Downplays Immediate Need to Regulate Self-Driving Cars
It's premature to regulate the self-driving vehicles being tested by companies such as General Motors Co. and Waymo LLC, the U.S. government's top auto safety official said. "At this point the ...