Commercial Lines
Risk Alerts: Tainted Consumer Products, Smartphones
Many fast foods contain industrial chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems. Smartphones and watches can interfere with pacemakers and other implanted medical devices. A rare ...
Strong Gains as U.S. P/C Insurers Emerge From the Pandemic
U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income jump to $37.5 billion in the 2021 first half, up from $24.3 billion the year before, with gains coming as the country continued to recover from ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI, MS Amlin and Coalition
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed a new Senior Vice President, Global Property Underwriting Officer. MS Amlin Underwriting Limited chose a new president of newly formed sister company ...
Chubb Wrote the Most U.S Cyber Business in 2020; Sector Grew Nearly 30%: NAIC
The cyber insurance market in the U.S. grew to roughly $4.1 billion in direct written premiums in 2020, an increase of 29.1% from the prior year, reports the National Association of Insurance ...
Amazon Reportedly Trying to Settle Two EU Antitrust Investigations
Amazon is seeking to settle two EU antitrust investigations to stave off potential hefty fines and orders to change its business practices, people familiar with the matter said. The European ...
Europol Has Arrested Five Hackers Linked to Ransomware Gang REvil Since February
Five hackers linked to ransomware group REvil and responsible for thousands of cyberattacks have been arrested since February, European Union's law enforcement agency Europol said on Monday. The ...
U.S. Welcomes First International Travelers as COVID-19 Travel Curbs Are Lifted
Packed intercontinental flights touched down and people embraced relatives at land borders on Monday after the United States lifted restrictions imposed on travelers from much of the world when the ...
U.S. Commercial Auto Stymied by Challenges at the Cusp of Profitability: AM Best
U.S. commercial auto insurers may be generating the best underwriting results for the sector in years, but the sector remains unprofitable as a whole as it confronts a number of emerging trends, ...