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Universal Fire & Casualty Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency for Premium Payments
Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Company has started accepting cryptocurrency for premium payments. The reason why: to increase its competitive market position as part of a broader innovation ...
Europe’s Insurers Emerge From Pandemic With Strong M&A Appetite: Moody’s
Europe's insurance industry is emerging from the coronavirus crisis with a stronger appetite for mergers and acquisitions, along with expectations for strong earnings growth in 2021, according to ...
MGA Honeycomb Launches With Bet on Multi-Family Property Insurance
An InsurTech MGA with a focus on multi-family property insurance has raised $3.3 million in initial venture capital insurance and formerly launched in North America. Honeycomb, formerly Agilius, drew ...
Generali to Acquire AXA Malaysia Insurance Assets
Italy's top insurer Generali has agreed to buy Axa's insurance assets in Malaysia and take full ownership of a joint-venture it runs in the country to strengthen its local presence. The deals will ...
Wholesaler Ryan Specialty Group Eyes IPO for up to $100M
The Chicago-based specialty wholesale brokerage Ryan Specialty Group has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of up to $100 million. ...
Can 3D Printing Solve U.S. Housing Shortage?
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses machines to ...
AXA, Broadband Network Partner to Embed Homeowners Insurance
Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN) is now offering customers an "All-in-One Home Kit," complete with fiber broadband service and home insurance from AXA Hong Kong and Macau (AXA). The kit ...
Hello Future. How Carriers and Reinsurers Are Facing Tomorrow
Welcome to Carrier Management's 2021 Midyear Update—What's Next? The young woman on the cover of Carrier Management's summer digital magazine edition looks relaxed and eager to embrace the future. ...