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Allstate Q3 Net Income Jumps Nearly 27 Percent
The Allstate Corp. reported a nearly 27 percent increase in its third quarter net income, primarily due to higher auto insurance underwriting income and net realized capital gains. Allstate's third ...
QR Codes Can Open the Door for Hackers, and Other Risk Alerts
QR codes are a convenient tool for touchless transactions and services, but they may also open the door for hackers. Leakage from 5g wireless networks may impact weather forecasts. Amazon's new ...
CoreLogic Discloses Strategic Review That Includes Possible Sale
Data and analytics firm CoreLogic disclosed that its board is conducting a strategic review of its operations, with a goal of "maximizing shareholder value." That's a nebulous term that can end up ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS, Chubb and Kemper
AXIS hired four new underwriters for its U.S. Management Liability team. Chubb named a new chief underwriting officer for its International Accident & Health unit. Kemper Corp.'s board of ...
CNA Turns a Q3 Profit; P/C Combined Ratio Surpasses 100
CNA Financial Corp. doubled its 2020 Q3 net income, thanks in part to higher investment returns and rate hikes in the P/C insurance division that increased more than 12 percent on average. Net ...
Tropical Storm Eta Becomes 2020’s 28th Named Atlantic Storm
Tropical Storm Eta formed overnight [on Sunday, Nov. 1] in the Caribbean, becoming the Atlantic's 28th storm of 2020 and tying a 2005 record for the most named systems in a single year in records ...
Small Business Market Opportunity Seen Among High-Net-Worth Families
The small business sector is widely acknowledged to be an important part of the commercial insurance market. However, this business segment's relationship to the high-net-worth market for personal ...
2020’s Strongest Typhoon Slams Philippines, Bringing Destruction and Death
At least 10 people died and three others were missing after Typhoon Goni, the world's strongest typhoon this year, barrelled through the south of the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Sunday, an ...