Can Insurance Find a Home in the Metaverse?
A Cognizant report published last year, titled "A pragmatist's guide to the Metaverse," said if you ask three people what the Metaverse is, you'll get three different ...
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What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed
In striking contrast to last year's double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200 percent jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages ...
MGAs, DUAEs Sparked Double-Digit Growth in ’22 U.S. Premiums: AM Best
Direct premium written through the Delegated Underwriting Authority Enterprises (DUAE) market in the United States continued its significant growth rate in 2022, increasing by 13.8 percent to $67.6 ...
Fed Report on SVB Collapse Could Buoy Shareholder Lawsuits
A scathing Federal Reserve report on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank released on Friday could be a boon to shareholders suing the defunct lender's executives for ...
34% of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on the Job: Travelers
More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees' first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from ...
D&O Prices Plummeting: Record-Level Q1 Drop for Decade
The year-over-year decline in D&O insurance prices for the first quarter of 2023 is greater than any prior drop over a comparable period in more than a decade, historical information presented in ...
AIG, Stone Point Finalize Deal to Start MGA for High-Net-Worth Business
American International Group said it has finalized an agreement with private equity firm Stone Point Capital to form Private Client Select (PCS) Insurance ...
Canopius Has Management Shake-Up With 3 Execs Exiting
Canopius Group, the London-based global specialty re/insurer, has had a management shake-up, with three executives exiting the company.
Wait ‘Til Next Year: Auto Profit Unlikely to Return in ’23, S&P Says
In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss costs continue to climb and profits will continue to elude personal auto insurers—probably until 2024, analysts at Standard ...