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Usage-Based MGA VOOM, Commercial Auto MGA Cover Whale Raise New VC
VOOM, an MGA that provides insurance for e-scooters, e-bikes and related devices, has raised $15 million to expand its usage-based insurance model. Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, an Insurtech MGA ...
Who Will Be Sued? Praedicat Scores Ease Underwriting for Emerging Risks
Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify the underwriting of complex emerging risks for liability insurance. ...
Gallagher Deal to Buy Willis Re Faces UK Govt. Probe
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said today that it is investigating the anticipated acquisition of the Treaty Reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson by Arthur J. Gallagher ...
Crash Analyses: Speeding On Empty Roads; Slow Speeds On Rough Roads
Two sets of researchers published analyses of auto crashes recently, with one set identifying speeding at the cause of fatal accidents during the early days of the pandemic, and the other correlating ...
Coalition Acquires Attune, an MGA/Broker Platform Founded by AIG, Two Sigma
Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurer and security company, has snatched up Attune, a carrier-founded managing general agent with a broker platform focused on commercial insurance. With the ...
Carrier Competition Heats Up Over Better Agent Digital Experiences
Agent digital experiences are moving to the forefront of property/casualty insurance carrier tech strategies, according to a survey report published by Celent late last week. Just having a web portal ...
Year-End 2020 Loss Reserve Redundancy for Workers Comp Hits $14B: NCCI
Workers compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released last Wednesday by the ...
Climate Change Impact: 40% Chance of ‘100-Year Storms’ Over 20-Year Span
While events like Hurricane Ida and a Texas winter freeze demonstrate wide-reaching impacts of climate change to all but ardent deniers, even insurers and reinsurers may not fully appreciate all the ...