Personal Lines
Executives On The Move at Assurant, Liberty Mutual and Guy Carpenter
Assurant made some new executive appointments as part of some organizational changes. Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, named a new head of Casualty in Germany. ...
Rather Than Gamble, ITC Shifts From Vegas to the Digital World
A surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing InsureTech Connect – one of the world's largest insurance technology conferences – to go fully digital for its annual fall gathering. ITC has scheduled ITC ...
Lemonade Now Offers Health Coverage for Cats and Dogs
Lemonade has expanded its offerings, launching a new pet health insurance product designed exclusively for cats and dogs. The New York-based InsurTech, which also offers homeowners and renters in the ...
Americans Ignore Work-From-Home Cyber Attack Risks: Chubb Survey
A large number of Americans working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic aren't worried about cyber attacks even though they're at greater risk compared to working in the office, Chubb found in ...
COVID-19 Pandemic May Worsen Antibiotic Resistance Epidemic: Risk Alerts
Health care providers may be overprescribing antibiotics in an effort to ward off infections in COVID patients confined to the hospital for prolonged periods of time. The pandemic is increasing ...
UK PM Johnson Proposes Spending $6.6 Billion on Flood Defenses Through 2027
Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed 5.2 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) of spending on flood defenses through 2027 as his government seeks to protect hundreds of thousands of British homes. Under the ...
Travelers Cautions Q2 Pretax Cat Losses Will Hit $854M
The Travelers Companies Inc. has become the latest P/C carrier to report sizable catastrophe losses for the 2020 second quarter. Estimated pretax catastrophe losses for Q2 reached $854 million, or ...
Earliest ‘F’ Named Storm Drops $400M In Insurance Losses: Estimate
Last week, Tropical Storm Fay became the earliest "F" named storm in the historical record, Karen Clark & Company reported yesterday, estimating that the storm will mean roughly $400 million in ...