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Most Midwest Homes Lack Flood Insurance: A.M. Best
States hit hardest by recent Midwest flooding — including Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota — generally have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insured rates of less than 1 percent, ...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Blizzard Forces Some U.S. Grain Processors/Elevators to Close
A second "bomb cyclone" blizzard hitting the United States was limiting the movement and processing of corn, soybeans and wheat around the Midwest and Plains on Thursday. Grain trader Cargill Inc ...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Underwrites New Global Crop Insurance Platform
Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with a global platform based on hundreds of niche commodity indexes, underwritten ...
Lemonade’s New $300M Financing Will Propel Expanded Insurance Offerings, European Push
Tech-driven insurance startup Lemonade Inc has signed a $300 million funding round led by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, the company said on Thursday. Other investors included insurer Allianz SE, ...
Improve Retention and Increase Conversion by Getting the Most Out of Credit Data
In an era when insurers are increasingly reliant on data to automate underwriting and segment risk, lower new business application conversion has put pressure on company expense ratios. This is due ...
Embroker Eyes Expansion in Multiple Ways After Securing $28M Series B Round
Embroker has raised $28 million in new venture financing designed to help the digital insurance company and brokerage startup expand. Plans call for using the Series B funding round, in part, to ...
Lloyd’s Will Now Restrict Drunk People From Entering Its Offices
Lloyd's continues to tighten up its workplace rules by restricting people from entering Lloyd's premises who are drunk or under the influence of drugs. The new rule, which was included in a market ...
British PM May Wins Oct. 31 Brexit Extension
European Union leaders gave Theresa May a new Brexit deadline of Oct. 31, four months longer than the prime minister asked for, in a move the EU summit chair said would let Britain resolve its ...