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The Mobility Revolution Is Coming for Insurers
What would you do if you had advance knowledge of massive changes coming to your industry? And what if you knew generally what form the changes would take and the likely ...
W.R. Berkley CEO Says Insurer Isn’t Going to Chase D&O Market ‘Down the Drain’
W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley said the insurer is not going to follow the directors and officers market "down the drain."
Embroker: Business Insurance Shoppers Concerned With Startup Leadership Post-SVB Collapse
Following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), VC-backed startups were increasingly looking for stronger protection in case their assets were compromised — specifically liability policies ...
Different Works: RLI Posts Sub-80 First-Quarter Combined Ratio—Again
As property/casualty insurers preannounce catastrophe loss estimates that will dent first-quarter 2023 bottom lines almost daily, RLI Corp. reported a 68 property combined ratio with a 50 percent ...
Allstate Estimates $1.7B of Q1 Cat Losses
Allstate Corp. said pre-tax catastrophe losses for the first quarter are expected to be about $1.7 billion, with about $1.3 billion occurring during the month of March. Losses in March were ...
Florida State-Run Reinsurance Plan a Bust? Only Three Sign On
After five years of tweaks to Florida's insurance and tort laws, all designed to reduce the vast amount of claims litigation and – eventually – bring down property ...
Executive Viewpoint: Taking the Next Step on Cyber War Exclusions
Cyber insurance has been a success story since the late 1990s, offering companies protection for one of their leading emerging risks. In my opinion, the most important ...
Resolute Global Partners Launches New Type of Reinsurance Contract
Resolute Global Partners, an investment adviser specializing in insurance and reinsurance, announced the launch of "Footprint," a new type of reinsurance contract, which ...
Russian Hackers Target Western Critical Infrastructure, UK Warns
The UK government's cyber defense agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical national infrastructure posed by hackers sympathetic to Russia and ...