Personal Lines
Updated: GEICO, Gen Re Are Bright Spots in Otherwise Tough Q2 for Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had a tough second quarter with the pandemic taking a toll on most of its operating businesses including Precision Castparts aircraft parts, the BNSF railroad, Occidental ...
For Allstate, Q2 Results Reflected Relative Stability
The Allstate Corp. saw its net income climb during the second quarter, driven in part by rate increases and COVID-19-related shelter-in-place programs that led to a huge premium giveback to ...
Too Many Hurricanes, Not Enough Names: Experts Up Atlantic Forecasts
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane ...
Australia Commits $1.2B to Private Sector Cybersecurity After Attacks Spike
Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and households after a rise in cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison ...
For State Auto, a Q2 Combination of Operating Losses and Rate Hikes
Healthy rate increases and new business helped State Auto Financial Corp. eke out a small profit in the 2020 second quarter. Overall results, however, were mixed with underwriting operations losing ...
Citing Social Justice, Root Pledges to End Credit Scoring for Auto Insurance Pricing
Root Insurance pledged to eliminate the use of credit scoring from its car insurance pricing model by 2025, a move the InsurTech said will help remove bias and discrimination from the process. ...
COVID-19 Event Cancellations, Storms Mar Liberty Mutual’s Second Quarter
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. reported a net loss of $320 million for the second quarter versus net income of $397 million for the same quarter last year. The loss reflected the impact of COVID-19, ...
American Family Launches CONNECT, Formerly Ameriprise Auto & Home
American Family Insurance has renamed the Ameriprise Auto & Home business it paid $1 billion for a little over a year ago. The new name is "CONNECT: Powered by American Family Insurance." State ...