Personal Lines
InsurTechs Help Carriers Bridge the Digital Divide in Multiple Ways
As the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many insurers to embrace more technology, there has been some talk of how InsurTechs can step in and help insurers navigate the ever-changing digital space. "I ...
Tractable Attracts $60M to Fuel Further Expansion of AI-Focused Disaster Recovery Tech
The InsurTech Tractable has pulled in $60 million in fresh venture capital. Executives expect to use the money to further the company's artificial intelligence technology for accident and disaster ...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Acquires Rival TrueMotion in Major Expansion Push
Cambridge Mobile Telematics has acquired rival TrueMotion for an undisclosed price in a deal that give it an expanded presence and capabilities in the global auto insurance market. The cash and stock ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton Insurance and Hippo
Hamilton Insurance brought in a rising executive to be Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Insurance, a newly-created position. Hippo Enterprises named a new board member – a veteran insurance ...
COVID Crisis Hurts Global Macro Resilience, Widens Insurance Protection Gap: Swiss Re
The COVID-19 crisis reduced overall global macro resilience – or the ability of societies to absorb shocks – by 18% in 2020 from 2019, according to a sigma report published by Swiss Re Institute. ...
Many Consumers Never Knew About Pandemic Auto Insurance Premium Givebacks: J.D. Power
During the COVID-19 pandemic, auto insurers voluntarily returned more than $18 billion in premiums to address the drastic reduction in driving. It turns out all that extra money didn't make consumers ...
For Insurers, Hedge Funds Prove to Be a Stable Investment Vehicle: A.M. Best
Hedge funds are proving to be steady investment vehicles for some insurers, particularly after financial market instabilities during the coronavirus pandemic, A.M. Best said in a new report. In fact, ...
Climate Change Spurs Britain’s Biggest Investor to Drop AIG, Others From Some Funds
Legal & General Investment Management, Britain's biggest asset manager, said on Tuesday it would drop four companies from a number of its funds over their "insufficient" response to the challenge ...