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COVID Challenges of Workforce Mgmt., Risk Aggregation Continue for P/C
Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face challenges related to virus-related insurance losses and ...
Companies Hope to Take California Gig Worker Classification Law Nationwide
Gig economy companies want to turn California voters' decision to make ride-service drivers contractors into a model for the nation, as several states consider requiring drivers from Uber, Lyft and ...
InsurTech CoverHound Acquired by Broker Brown & Brown
Another InsurTech has been acquired. This time, insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. bought CoverHound, a digital property/casualty insurance marketplace, and CyberPolicy, CoverHound's small ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Reports Sizable Insurance Profit Drop, Driven by COVID-19 and Hurricanes
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc reported lower quarterly operating results on Saturday and said the coronavirus pandemic may cause further damage, even as gains in stocks such as Apple Inc ...
AIG President Zaffino Makes Case for Life & Retirement Separation
AIG will separate its Life & Retirement division into a standalone company either through an initial public offering or private sale of the unit in stages over time. Which ever option executives ...
Liberty Mutual Propelled by Robust Investment Income to Strong Q3 Results
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. has reported a 46 percent increase in net income during the third quarter, despite elevated catastrophe losses. The company reported Q3 net income of $397 million, ...
Allianz Saw Unexpected Profit Rise; Insurer Still Cautious About Outlook
German insurer Allianz on Friday declined to provide a forecast for 2020 given uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, despite delivering an unexpected 6% rise in third-quarter net profit. Allianz, ...
AIG Q3 Net Income Experiences Large Drop; Catastrophe Losses Soar
American International Group saw its 2020 third quarter net income plunge by more than half compared to a year ago, a result that was shaped partly by higher natural catastrophe losses. Net income ...