Personal Lines
Driving Hasn’t Found Its New Normal Yet: Opinion
Memorial Day weekend, the typical start of the U.S. summer driving season, has come and gone. Data on just how much driving Americans did is trickling in, and it's a bit noisy. Apple mobility trends ...
Not All Homes in Wildfire Zones Are Uninsurable; Zesty.ai Refines Scoring Model
Fire risk scores now used by insurance underwriters can sometimes make it challenging for homeowners to find coverage. Zesty.ai, a California InsurTech startup, is among a handful of firms working to ...
Join the Coronavirus Survey for the Entire Property/Casualty Insurance Industry
How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting you, your life, your work and your industry—now and going forward? No matter where you work in the P/C insurance industry, your experience is important. ...
Vehicle Thefts Soaring During COVID Lockdowns
The coronavirus hasn't been kind to car owners. With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs are parked unattended on the streets, ...
Climate Change Making Hurricanes Stronger: Study
Hurricanes have grown stronger over the last four decades—and climate change is likely to blame, says a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Cooperative ...
VC Firm Eos Venture Partners Closes InsurTech Investment Fund
Eos Venture Partners said it has closed an $85 million InsurTech investment fund that will tap into new insurance industry needs. To be known as the Strategic Investment Fund, the investment vehicle ...
Generali Sees Net Profit Plunge Due to COVID-19-Related Investment Losses
Generali's first-quarter net profit plunged 84.8 percent to €113 million ($124 million) from €744 million ($815.5 million) reported in Q1 2019 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Sony Will Take Full Control of Listed Financial Arm for $3.7B
Sony Corp said on Tuesday it will turn its listed financial arm, Sony Financial Holdings Inc, into a wholly owned unit through a tender offer worth about 400 billion yen ($3.72 billion). The deal ...