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Drugmakers Achieve First Win in Opioid Litigation With California Judge’s Ruling
A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, saying they failed during a trial to prove their $50 ...
Executive Viewpoint: Top Reasons Insurers Decline Cyber Insurance
Insurers make money by assuming the business risks of their customers for a fee. They make a profit only if the estimated aggregate cost of the risk for all their customers is less than the aggregate ...
Lemonade Debuts Auto Insurance Cover, Initially in Illinois
Lemonade has formally entered the auto insurance markets, seven months after the New York-based digital insurer disclosed initial plans to do so. Illinois is the first market where customers can ...
Zurich North America Seeking Startup Applications for Third Annual Innovation Championship
Zurich North America is inviting InsurTech startups to apply for the third annual Zurich Innovation Championship. Registration via www.zurich.com/zicis open through Dec. 23, 2021. Zurich will select ...
Insurers Increasingly Relying on Non-Traditional Investment Assets to Increase Yield
Insurers are increasingly turning toward non-traditional assets to increase their yield, according to Clearwater Analytics' annual Insurance Investment Survey Report. "The search for yield amid low ...
AIG Closes Sale of Life & Retirement Unit Stake to Blackstone
Part of American International Group's plans to spin off part of its Life & Retirement business have come to fruition. AIG and Blackstone said they have closed on a previously announced agreement ...
Russia’s Yandex Follows Tesla Route With Safe Driver Insurance Discount Program
Russian tech giant Yandex plans to reward responsible drivers on its car-sharing platform with cheaper insurance this year, it told Reuters, using machine learning in a pilot program similar to one ...
Hiscox Sets Aside $150M for Hurricane, Flood Losses
Hiscox has set aside $150 million to cover losses linked to Hurricane Ida and floods in Europe, the insurer said, above analysts' expectations, while it reported strong premiums written this year ...