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Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African focused insurance and reinsurance group, has received "in-principle" approval to launch a Lloyd's syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in ...
AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook for U.S. Property/Casualty Commercial Lines
Persistently strong underwriting performance during and after the global pandemic – despite substantial economic and capital markets volatility – has prompted AM Best to maintain its "stable" ...
Florida Commish, NAMIC Push Back on Federal Climate Change Data Call
Florida's insurance commissioner and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are pushing back against a plan by the U.S. Treasury to collect data from insurers on risks from climate ...
23andMe Says Health Data Included in Hack That Compromised 6.9M
Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the Internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday. ...
U.S. Personal Lines Outlook Continues to Be Negative: AM Best
The U.S. personal lines insurance industry faces too many daunting challenges, leading AM Best to maintain its negative outlook. The outlook for personal lines was changed to negative in September ...
As Homeowners Face Mounting Disasters, Reality TV Wants to Help
Television networks are tapping into a mounting challenge affecting many U.S. homeowners: rebuilding after disasters. Rachael Ray — the chef whose TV programs on quick dinners gained popularity in ...
Worker Mental Health Linked to Lower Recovery From Back Pain
Workers' mental health comorbidities such as anxiety and depression are correlated with lower levels of functional recovery from back pain than physical health comorbidities, according to new ...
Consumer Reports: On Average, Electric Vehicles Less Reliable Than Gas Vehicles
Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 ...