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Insurance Advisory Firms Aite and Novarica Merge; Pamlico Backs the Effort
Two Boston, Mass.-based advisory and research firms for the insurance industry are now one. Aite Group and Novarica Inc. said they have merged to create Aite-Novarica Group. The move comes with an ...
Heaviest Rains in 1,000 Years Strike Chinese Province, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people have died in China's flood-stricken central province of Henan, a dozen of them in a subway line in its capital that was drenched by what weather officials called the heaviest rains ...
Germany’s Severe Floods Will Hurt, but Insurer Earnings Should Not See Major Impact: Fitch Ratings
The severe floods in Germany could add up to 5 percentage points to German non-life insurers' net combined ratios (net claims and expenses to net premiums), according to Fitch Ratings. The insured ...
Travelers Concludes Q2 With Good News on Multiple Fronts
U.S. property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc delivered an unusually large beat of second-quarter profit expectations on Tuesday, helped by higher premiums, lower catastrophe losses and a ...
InsurTech NY Will Study Sector’s Corporate Venture Capital Evolution
InsurTech NY, which bills itself as the largest InsurTech community in North America, said it will launch a study focused on corporate venture capital in the sector. Such a project will produce ...
Former Tesla Exec Joins Metromile as Head of Data Operations
Metromile hired former Tesla executive Colleen Qiu as its new vice president and Head of Data, representing another recent high-profile executive hire from outside the insurance industry. In May, the ...
After State Auto, Liberty Mutual Turns to Malaysia for Next Acquisition
Liberty Mutual Insurance is disclosing acquisition plans for the second time in two weeks. This time, the Boston-based mutual insurance holding company said it will apply for regulatory approval to ...
Octo Telematics Plans Hiring Surge
Octo Telematics said it expects to hire more than 100 people – a 30 percent growth of its headcount - in a bid to strengthen the talent it has developing current and future technologies. The ...