Commercial Lines
End of Class-Action Lawsuit Rule Won’t Stop U.S. Financial Firms From Facing Them
Not every financial firm will be able to reap the benefit of Wall Street's victory in dismantling the threat of class-action law suits. The U.S. Senate killed a rule late on Tuesday that allowed ...
QBE Invests in, Links With, Machine Learning InsurTech Startup RiskGenius
QBE has signed a multi-year commercial use agreement with RiskGenius, a machine learning company that helps carriers, brokers and regulators analyze policy and endorsement language and aid in product ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
Could Brexit Be Reversed Before 2019? EU President Says It’s Possible
European Union President Donald Tusk revived the notion that the U.K. will stay in the bloc after all, as British Prime Minister Theresa May struggles with persistent splits in her government. ...
‘BadRabbit’ Malware Attacks Hit Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey, Japan
Cyber attacks using malware called "BadRabbit" hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine's Odessa airport. While no major ...
InsurTech Data Startup Insurdata Raises Over $1M in Seed Funding
Insurdata, a London, UK-based InsurTech startup, said it raised more than $1 million in seed financing from the likes of Menlo Ventures, Anthemis Group, Plug and Play and other investors. Insurdata ...
XL Group Lost Over $1B in Q3: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria to Blame
XL Group reported losses exceeding $1 billion for the 2017 third quarter, blaming hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria for the results. The net loss of $1.04 billion for Q3 amounted to negative-$4.06 ...
Fosun’s Meadowbrook Insurance Rebrands as AmeriTrust Group, With Acquisitions in Mind
Meadowbrook Insurance Group has changed its name to AmeriTrust Group, Inc., close to three years after Chinese conglomerate Fosun International bought the company. The company's management team, in ...
International Capital Standards Remain a Work in Progress: Ex-Fed Reserve Governor
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is no closer to enacting international capital standards for insurers than it was when it took up the task five years ago, attendees at ...