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Hurricane Ida Could Cost Insurers as Much as $18B: Industry Experts
Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co (KCC) said on Wednesday. The number, ...
Ida’s Floods and Outages Hamper Energy Firms’ Restart Efforts
Widespread flooding, power outages and debris-strewn roads slowed recovery efforts by energy companies on Tuesday after Hurricane Ida ripped into oil production facilities, ports and refineries. More ...
Carriers Marketing Usage-Based Auto Insurance Have Multiple Obstacles to Overcome: S&P Analysis
Usage-based personal auto insurance may be drawing ever-increasing attention. Its wider adoption is stymied, however, by customer age and demographics, privacy concerns, misunderstanding about the ...
As COVID Cases Rise Again, U.S. Business Travelers Scale Back Travel Plans
With the COVID-19 Delta variant pushing infections higher again, U.S. business travelers are scaling back their travel plans, a new survey has determined. Approximately 67 percent of respondents said ...
Chubb Unit Disputes Aspect of Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement, Complicating Resolution
A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused Boy Scouts is complicating talks to end the youth group's bankruptcy case. Lawyers for ...
‘Mission: Impossible’ Film Studio Sues Insurer Over Lack of COVID Shutdown Payments
Production on the new "Mission: Impossible" movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday that accuses the film's insurance company of ...
Zurich Insurance Appoints Mantero as New Group Chief Strategy Officer
Zurich Insurance Group named a new Group Chief Strategy Officer, promoting from within. Paolo Mantero, currently Chief Financial Officer Commercial Insurance, will take on the job effective Jan. 1, ...
Allstate, State Farm Top J.D. Power’s 2021 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Customer Satisfaction Ranking
Allstate scored highest in J.D. Power's annual customer satisfaction ranking for U.S. Small Commercial insurers. The property/casualty insurer landed an 848 out of 1,000 points. State Farm grabbed ...