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Despite a Smaller Premium Base, WC Profitability Still Beats Other P/C Lines
Workers compensation may have a smaller premium base, but it remains highly profitable compared to other policy lines, AM Best concludes in a new report. The line produced more than $44.3 billion in ...
Pandemic Pressure: Clients Want Insurance Agents to Find New Ways to Protect Assets
Insurance agents are facing increased pressure from their clients to find new and broader ways to protect their assets through the ongoing pandemic, a Nationwide survey concludes. Clients want agents ...
WC InsurTech Omaha National Group Raises $45M; Business Model Transition Underway
The InsurTech Omaha National Group, a provider of workers compensation insurance and payroll services, is transitioning to being a direct insurance writer in the space. A new $45 million venture cash ...
Climate Change Returns as a Top Insurance Industry Concern
Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers' biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual lifting of health restrictions see pandemic fears ease in many countries. Global ...
Three U.S. Drug Distributors Will Pay $75M to Resolve Opioid Claims With Native American Tribe
The three largest U.S. drug distributors will pay more than $75 million to resolve claims they fueled an opioid epidemic in the Cherokee Nation's territory in Oklahoma, marking the first settlement ...
Buckle Secures $60M Financing to Scale Gig Economy Digital Platform
Buckle Corp. has nailed down $60 million in new venture capital financing, money that will help scale its full-stack insurance-as-a-service platform for the gig economy. "This new raise helps ...
Risk Alerts: Deepfake Satellite Imagery; Baby Cushion Dangers
Artificial intelligence can be used to falsify satellite imagery. Baby cushions from The Boppy Company have been recalled due to safety risks. *** Geographers from the University of Washington are ...
Chubb’s Blink Digital Platform Partners With USAA, Its First Incumbent Carrier
Blink by Chubb, Chubb's new digital platform launched earlier this year, is partnering with its first incumbent insurance carrier. The arrangement allows USAA Insurance Agency to offer a Chubb-backed ...