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Allianz-Owned Microinsurer BIMA: Closing the Protection Gap in Developing Nations
The insurance protection gap in developing nations is being filled by a growing group of microinsurers, which provide coverage that ranges from life and health insurance, to crop insurance, to ...
AmTrust Allies With Israeli Tech Startups to Modernize Customer, Agent Processes
AmTrust Financial Services, which is in a bid to take itself private, is linking up with a number of Israeli technology startups to help modernize its customer and agent interactions. The New ...
French Dairy Company Scandal Over Contaminated Baby Milk Goes Global; Multiple Lawsuits Likely
French dairy group Lactalis could have been producing salmonella-tainted baby milk since 2005, its chief executive was quoted as saying on Thursday, adding the growing crisis was likely to cost the ...
Chubb, XL Catlin Among Large Carriers Now Offering Cover for Cryptocurrency Theft
Major global insurers are starting to offer protection against cryptocurrency theft, willing to tackle daunting challenges it brings rather than miss out on this volatile and loosely regulated, but ...
Disruption Survival Guide: Why Insurers Need to Craft Broader Business Definitions
How companies define their businesses can help determine their long-term success and even survival. Turn-of-the-previous-century buggy whip and bicycle manufacturers are often cited as examples of ...
W.R. Berkley Net Income Rises in Q4, but Net Premiums Written, Investment Income Dips
W.R. Berkley Corp. saw its year-over-year net premiums written and investment income dip in the fourth quarter, but net income rose compared to the year before. Net income hit about $155 million for ...
SkyWatch, a Drone Data Risk Analysis Startup, Raises $2M With Insurance Industry Support
SkyWatch, a startup focused on analyzing data and risk for the drone industry, has reeled in $2 million in seed funding from a number of investors including insurance industry vets. The company plans ...
Amtrak Train With GOP Lawmakers in Tow Strikes Truck at Crossing, Killing Motorist
An Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a party retreat Wednesday struck a garbage truck outside Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person on the truck. At least one other ...