Commercial Lines
Pie Insurance Partners With Bold Penguin, Talage and Tarmika
InsurTech Pie Insurance, which specializes in workers comp insurance for small businesses, has formed strategic partnerships with three leading commercial insurance platforms: Bold Penguin, Talage ...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Rise 9%, Continuing Moderating Trend: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 9 percent in the second quarter of 2022 (down from an 11 percent increase in Q1), continuing a trend of moderating rate increases that began in Q1 2021, ...
Allergan Poised to Pay More Than $2B in Opioid Settlement
AbbVie Inc.'s Allergan unit has reached an agreement to pay more than $2 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the marketing of its Kadian opioid ...
Chubb Increases Loss Cost Trends ‘Rather Than Be Lagging and Get Caught’: Greenberg
Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg said the insurer is seeing favorable returns, but additional rate is needed to "keep pace with loss costs, which are hardly benign." Greenberg said during the July 27 call to ...
‘Cryptojacking’ Attacks on Financial Firms Surged in First Half
Hackers are increasingly targeting financial firms such as banks and trading houses with attacks designed to use their computer systems to mine cryptocurrencies, according to cybersecurity firm ...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $34B in H1 2022: Munich Re
Global natural disasters during the first half of 2022 cost insurers about $34 billion, which covered a little more than half of the overall $65 billion in losses from floods, earthquakes and storms ...
Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon
Insured losses from global natural disaster events were estimated at $39 billion during the first half of 2022, 18 percent higher than the 21st century average of $33 billion, driven by persistent ...
Agents Expect Big Jump in Online Commercial Insurance Shopping: Survey
A majority of independent insurance agents (53 percent) are expecting a significant increase in online commercial insurance buyers over the next three years, according to a survey from Semsee, a ...