Personal Lines
The Hartford’s Q2 Net Income Is 94% Higher Than Last Year
The Hartford reported $900 million in net income in the 2021 second quarter, a 94 percent jump from second quarter 2020. Core earnings of $836 million were up 91 percent from second quarter 2020. ...USAA Boosts Diversity Initiatives With New Executive Hire
USAA has hired its first-ever head of diversity initiatives at the organization. Bryan Gingrich will serve as Vice President of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, a new role at the Texas-based ...
Global InsurTech Investment Reaches Record $7.4B for H1 2021: Willis Towers Watson
InsurTech venture investment keeps climbing ever higher, with new records reached for the second quarter as well as the first half of 2021, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson report on the ...
U.S. P/C Net Income Grows to $20B in Q1, but Combined Ratio Worsens: APCIA/ISO Report
U.S. private/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes jump to $20 billion in the 2021 first quarter, but their combined ratio worsened compared to the same period a year ago, according to a ...
Legacy Carriers Can Join Agentero’s Digital Agent Network as They Improve Their Tech Stacks
One of Agentero's pitches as an InsurTech startup is to connect insurance agents to "modern carriers" to help boost their revenue. Carriers, in turn, can use the California-based InsurTechs's ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb and Net Insurance
What is being billed as the first on-demand and pay-per-use plan to protect against home theft has debuted in Italy, in a collaboration between three companies. Chubb added Errors and Omissions ...
Anti-Fraud Tech Company FRISS Raises $65 Million to Fund Expansion
FRISS, a provider of AI-focused fraud prevention and detection products for P/C insurers, raised $65 million to help it carve out new product lines and market reach. The company said it serves ...
China Regulator Will Guide Insurers to Boost Natural Disaster Offerings
China's banking and insurance regulator said on Thursday that it will guide insurers to increase investment in natural disaster insurance and enrich product offerings. It also plans to raise public ...