Personal Lines
Root Hires Former Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak as Expansion Continues
Former Tennessee insurance commissioner Julie Mix McPeak has joined Root Insurance in a leadership role. She is the Ohio-based InsurTech's Senior Deputy General Counsel as of Sept. 1. McPeak is well ...
Hippo Completes Acquisition of Spinnaker Insurance
Hippo, an InsurTech and managing general agent focused on home insurance, has completed its acquisition of Spinnaker Insurance Company, with an expansion into additional states next on its plate. The ...
How to Acquire and Retain the Right Insurance Customers in a Post COVID-19 World
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has been devastating for the global economy, and with many countries in extended lockdown, there has been a seismic shift in customer behavior and business ...
Insurers Plan to Hire But Recruitment Struggles Remain
Most U.S. insurers want to fill existing positions or expand their staffs over the next year even though they are still having trouble recruiting. Interestingly, that trouble has persisted even ...
Hurricane Laura Wind/Storm Surge Insured Losses Could Reach $12B: CoreLogic
Hurricane Laura wind and storm surge-related damages caused between $8 billion and $12 billion in insured losses, according to a new data analysis from CoreLogic. Specifically, the estimate covers ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Reports Steady H1 2020 Results
Ping An Insurance Company of China announced its 2020 interim results for the six month period ended June 30, 2020. The integrated financial services company said it maintained steady business ...
Climate Change and More Making Hurricanes Increasingly Destructive
A destructive storm rising from warm waters. Again. America and the world are getting more frequent and bigger multibillion-dollar tropical catastrophes like Hurricane Laura, which menaced the U.S. ...
Stop Nuclear Verdicts: Hire Plaintiff Lawyers
Why have nuclear verdicts skyrocketed in the last 10 years? Did the law change? Did Congress pass a sweeping bill in favor of plaintiffs that mandates they must recover tens of millions of dollars in ...