Commercial Lines
Argo Group Sees Progress After Rate Hikes, Reducing Property Catastrophe Exposure
Argo Group International Holdings made money during the 2021 third quarter versus a net loss the year before. Results stemmed, in part, from the Bermuda-based specialty insurer reducing its property ...
InsurTech Startup Using Machine Learning for Claims Monitoring Raises $30M
InsurTech startup owl.co Labs, Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the cash infusion, including hiring, and accelerated growth plans for the company's ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual, At-Bay and Vantage Group Holdings
Liberty Mutual appointed one of its veteran executives to lead the E&S Primary Casualty business of its Ironshore unit. At-Bay hired an Argo Group and AXIS veteran executive as its new National ...
Insurers, Banks, Investors Worth a Combined $130 Trillion Pledge to Prioritize Limiting Climate Change
Banks, insurers and investors with around $130 trillion or 40% of the world's capital at their disposal pledged on Wednesday to put limiting climate change at the center of their work. An ...
Drugmakers Achieve First Win in Opioid Litigation With California Judge’s Ruling
A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, saying they failed during a trial to prove their $50 ...
Executive Viewpoint: Top Reasons Insurers Decline Cyber Insurance
Insurers make money by assuming the business risks of their customers for a fee. They make a profit only if the estimated aggregate cost of the risk for all their customers is less than the aggregate ...
Zurich North America Seeking Startup Applications for Third Annual Innovation Championship
Zurich North America is inviting InsurTech startups to apply for the third annual Zurich Innovation Championship. Registration via www.zurich.com/zicis open through Dec. 23, 2021. Zurich will select ...
Insurers Increasingly Relying on Non-Traditional Investment Assets to Increase Yield
Insurers are increasingly turning toward non-traditional assets to increase their yield, according to Clearwater Analytics' annual Insurance Investment Survey Report. "The search for yield amid low ...