Commercial Lines
The Latest Launches From Guy Carpenter and Tokio Marine Highland
Guy Carpenter launched a Wildlife Risk Score designed to help clients manage their exposure to wildfire risk in Europe. A division of Tokio Marine Kiln now offers fine art insurance for personal and ...
New York AG Orders Two Cryptocurrency Lending Platforms to Cease Activity
Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state's attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their ...
Guidewire Launches Program to Connect Its Insurance Customers to Possible InsurTech Partners
Guidewire Software has launched a new program designed to connect its insurance industry customers to up-and-coming InsurTechs. Dubbed, Insurtech Vanguards, the program will highlight innovative ...
Travelers’ High Q3 Investment Returns Counter Catastrophe Loss Surge
Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a drop in third-quarter profit on Tuesday that still beat estimates, as higher investment returns mainly from its non-fixed income portfolio ...
Kemper Proposes Nearly $18M Settlement in Class Action Involving Two Data Breaches
Kemper Insurance has proposed to settle a class action stemming from two data breaches in a deal valued at about $17.6 million. The dual breaches could have compromised the personal information of an ...
Higher Catastrophe Losses Will Dampen Q3 Earnings: KBW Analysis
Higher catastrophe losses should help push Q3 2021 earnings per share below consensus for carriers, but rate increases should help boost reinsurer results, according to KBW analyst Meyer Shields. ...
China’s Evergrande Property Crisis Creates Minimal Exposure for U.S. Insurers
The U.S. insurance industry faces only minimal exposure to land development companies in China as one of that country's largest property developers, Evergrande, appears on the brink of collapse. ...
Watching Canary Islands Volcanic Eruption, Insurers Reminded of Challenges Posed by Non-Modeled Perils
The ongoing eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, located on the La Palma Island in the Canary Islands archipelago of Spain, is a reminder to insurers of the challenges posed by non-modeled perils," ...