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Home-Based Businesses Thriving, But Many Lack Insurance: Study
There's been a surge in new home-based businesses during the pandemic, but many aren't covered by insurance, according to a new study by AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of ...
Secondary Perils Are Increasing Share of U.S. Catastrophe Losses
Secondary peril events such as wildfires, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are becoming more impactful and generating an increasingly larger amount of insured losses, affecting the bottom lines of ...
Mother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide
Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to Instagram and Snapchat, the girl's mother alleged in a lawsuit. The woman claims her daughter ...
Data Points: Attorney Impact on Commercial Auto Losses
Commercial auto insurance loss severity rose about 5 percent per year during the five-year period ending 2019, as the proportion of claims that had attorney involvement increased to nearly 30 ...
Why ADAS Drives Claims Severity Higher (It May Not Be What You Think)
When auto insurance executives talk about claims severity trends across the industry, a common theory they advance is that repairs on vehicles with expensive advanced driver-assistance systems ...
Cyber Insurers Working to Keep Up With Criminals
It's no question the cyber crime landscape is constantly evolving, keeping large and small businesses on their toes. But another industry is rapidly changing, and if businesses don't keep up, they ...
Travelers Leaning Into AI, Tech as Earnings Rise
Reviewing the 2021 highlights of both a final quarter and a year that saw Travelers deliver double-digit returns-on-equity, the company's chief executive focused on technology investments aimed at ...
The Latest Launches From Pie Insurance, Tractable
Pie Insurance, a tech-enabled provider of workers' compensation insurance to small businesses, launched its new pay-as-you-go billing platform. With this platform, new Pie policyholders can pay for ...