Personal Lines
U.S. P/C Insurers Saw Record Q1 Surplus Drop, but Fundamentals Remained Solid: APCIA/Verisk
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its surplus drop by a record amount in the 2020 first quarter, thanks to stock market turmoil driven by the coronavirus pandemic's rapid arrival. But ...
InsurTech Financings Rebound in Q2; A Longer Recovery Remains in Question
InsurTech venture capital investments rebounded strongly in the second quarter after a pummeling earlier in the year due to growing pandemic-related uncertainty in the financial markets. Firms in the ...
Consumers Significantly Underestimate Their Flood Risk: Neptune Flood Insurance
Many consumers still significantly underestimate their flood risk, and nearly half have chosen to forego flood coverage because they believe it's unnecessary or too expensive, according to InsurTech ...
The Latest Launches From SSP/Willis Towers Watson, PURE, and Berkshire Hathaway/GUARD
Insurance Software Company SSP joined a Willis Towers Watson program designed to help boost what it can learn from data. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, or PURE, has launched PURE Gold, a ...
Travelers CEO: Retroactive Attempts to Force Virus BI Cover Appear Less Likely
Earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, insurers became increasingly troubled about legal and legislative efforts to make them retroactively include viruses in their business interruption coverage. ...
Travelers Reports Q2 Net Loss, ‘Modest’ COVID-19 Impact
The Travelers Companies reported a net loss of $40 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared to net income of $557 million in the prior year quarter. The insurer said COVID-19 and related ...
Inconsistent Data Hampers Climate Risk Assessment in Finance
Comparing how banks and insurers from different countries cope with climate change is being hampered by a lack of consistent data, the Financial Stability Board said on Wednesday. Regulators are ...
Chubb Makes North America, Overseas Executive Promotions
Chubb made a few new executive promotions affecting its North America and overseas operations. Tim Stapleton has been named Executive Vice President, Financial Lines, Overseas General Insurance – ...