Personal Lines
Watford Holdings Closes Purchase of French P/C Insurer
Bermuda-headquartered Watford Holdings Ltd. closed its purchase of Axeria IARD, a French property/casualty insurance company. Watford has acquired 100 percent of the capital stock of Axeria IARD from ...
As La Nina Fades, U.S. Gulf Coast Still Faces Robust Hurricane Risks
La Nina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California may still be prone to dryness, and the U.S. Gulf Coast faces the risk of ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Produced 2020 Underwriting Profit Despite COVID-19 Challenges
Despite considerable operating challenges in 2020 from the global COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers saw a statutory underwriting profit for the third consecutive year, with an ...
March U.S. Storms Caused More than $1B in Insured Losses: Aon
An onslaught of U.S. storms and flooding in March caused as much as $2 billion in economic damage. Public and private insurers were likely to see losses surpass $1 billion, Aon plc said in its ...
Insurance Industry Promotes Philanthropic and COVID Relief Initiatives
The insurance industry nonprofit Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) gave insurance industry leaders an opportunity to talk about their philanthropic initiatives at a recent media event. ...
U.S. Weather Forecasters Predict Sixth Year of Above-Average Atlantic Storms
The United States should prepare for a sixth year of above-average number of Atlantic hurricanes, Colorado State University (CSU) forecasters said in the first official 2021 outlook on Thursday. The ...
How to Increase Flood Insurance Take-Up Using Behavioral Economics Insights
Proper application of behavioral economics can improve take-up of flood insurance and narrow the protection gap. Sounds farfetched? Let's dig deeper. Behavioral economics is the study of psychology, ...
Liberty Mutual, Starr Join Bitcoin Investment Firm’s $100M Funding Round
Liberty Mutual and Starr Insurance Companies are among property/casualty carriers who joined a $100 million funding round for NYDIG, a technology and financial services firm focused on bitcoin. The ...