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Kin Insurance Upgrades Reinsurance Program to Beef Up Disaster Protection Capacity
Kin Insurance said it has upgraded its reinsurance program to enhance its disaster protection and beef up its ability to serve catastrophe prone regions, particularly in light of worsening climate ...
Switzerland Lays Out Climate Risk Disclosure Timeline, Joining an Elite Group
The Swiss government on Wednesday joined a small number of rich countries that have set a timeline for major companies to disclose the risks they face from climate change. Global powers have been ...
Hagerty, an Insurer of Classic Cars, Will Go Public in $3B SPAC Deal
Hagerty, an insurer of classic cars, has agreed to go public through a merger with SPAC Aldel Financial Inc in a deal that values it at $3.13 billion, the companies said on Wednesday. Hagerty ...
TrustLayer Pulls in $15M to Fuel Expansion of Digital Insurance Verification Platform
TrustLayer nailed down more than $15 million in new venture financing. The Florida-based InsurTech, focused on digitizing the insurance verification process, plans to use the money for hiring, ...
Risk Alerts: Gender Reveal May Have Caused Wildfire, Death of Firefighter
Despite numerous reports of destruction and even death, many couples still insist on throwing elaborate and risky gender reveal parties—often with unintended consequences. Carrier Management first ...
Hippo Sees Q2 Loss Increases; Company President McCathron Says Geographic Risk Diversification Is Underway
California-based digital home insurer Hippo disclosed its quarterly earnings on Aug. 16, the first time it has done so as a public company. Hippo reported an $84.5 million net loss during Q2 2021, or ...
Tesla Autopilot in 765,000 Vehicles Subject of Formal U.S. Safety Probe
U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc's driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles. The National ...
Florida, Louisiana Stand Out as Super-High ‘Covicane’: PCS
A major hurricane that makes landfall in the southeastern United States will may also serve as a COVID-19 super-spreader that will slow recovery and increase costs, catastrophe modeler Property ...