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Citizens Adds Thousands of Policies but Has Yet to Complete Reinsurance Needs
Two developments at Citizens Property Insurance Corp. show how tough the Florida market continues to be, even after recent legislative action. At a Citizens Market Accountability Committee meeting ...
Google Agrees to Pay $118M to Settle Pay Equity Suit
Alphabet Inc.'s Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, law firms representing the women said in a statement. In addition, an ...
Howden Group to Acquire TigerRisk Partners to Create ‘Much-Needed’ Fourth Reinsurance Broker
Howden Group Holdings said it has created the "much-needed fourth global player in the reinsurance market" with an announcement it has acquired TigerRisk Partners to bolster the scale and depth of ...
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Soaring U.S. Traffic Deaths
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Wednesday is holding a hearing on soaring American traffic deaths and efforts to build safer roads. Last year, traffic deaths jumped 10.5 percent to ...
AXIS Exits Property Reinsurance to Focus on Specialty; Leadership Team Restructured
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the shift of AXIS Re from property reinsurance to focus instead on casualty, specialty, accident and health, and credit lines. With the refocus ...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such ...
New Predictive Tool Finds Facebook Users’ Language Detects Those at Risk for Dangerous Drinking
The language used in Facebook posts can identify people at risk of hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders (AUDs), according to a new study. Social media platforms are a "low-cost treasure ...
The Latest Launches From Captain and Cloud to Street
Offering innovations to promptly respond to victims of natural disasters, fintech Captain and climate adaptation technology company Cloud to Street recently announced new product launches.
A Fintech Founder’s Backstory: Who Is Demetrius Gray?
During a 45-minute interview, the founder and CEO of a fintech company known as Captain told Carrier Management a little bit about his career path to his current leadership role. Along the way, ...