Commercial Lines
Super Regional Carriers Gain by Educating ‘Suspicious’ Regulators About Tech Advances
"We're curious and we don't know. When regulators don't know what's going on, they get suspicious." That was Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel acknowledging that like the industry they ...
Allianz Q2 Profit Gain Aided by CEO’s Strategy, Fewer Natural Disaster Claims
As Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete slims down the insurer to cut costs, rising second-quarter profit helped by lower natural disaster-claims rewarded his strategy. Operating profit ...
Chubb’s Q2: CEO Greenberg Touts Transformation Into ‘a Revenue Machine’
Chubb Ltd. saw its net income soar in the 2017 second quarter, and investment income also reached record levels. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said during the company's July 26 earnings call that ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Urges Trump, Congress to Move on Tax Reform, Infrastructure
Chubb President and Chief Executive Officer Evan Greenberg reiterated his call for tax reform, open trade and significant infrastructure investment, urging President Donald Trump and Congress to take ...
Hackers Steal Data From 400,000 Client Accounts at Italy’s UniCredit Bank
UniCredit SpA, Italy's No. 1 bank, said hackers took biographical and loan data from 400,000 client accounts in one of the biggest breaches of European banking security this year. The attack occurred ...
The Latest Launches From Starr Companies, Ironshore and AIG
Starr Companies added new features to its Directors & Officers policy. Ironshore has a new product that helps serve the Lloyd's China platform. AIG Travel has added new products but changed its ...
U.S. House Votes to Erase Lawsuit Rule Forcing Customers Into Arbitration
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to erase a new rule that lets bank and credit-card customers band together in lawsuits, as the agency that drafted the measure, the ...
Markel Corp. to Snatch up State National for $919 Million
Markel Corp. will acquire State National Companies Inc. for $919 million, a deal that the Virginia-based insurer and reinsurer said will help diversify its underwriting and revenue streams. Both ...