Personal Lines
California Utility Offers $13.5B in Compensation for Wildfire Victims; Shares Surge
Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. is trying to offer $13.5 billion in compensation to the victims of wildfires sparked by its power lines as part of a restructuring plan, according to people with ...
Neptune Flood’s Albert: InsurTech Enables Cheaper and More Efficient Flood Coverage
While few carriers are in the flood insurance market, Neptune Flood Insurance sees opportunity. Most of the market is covered by the National Flood Insurance Program, but founder and CEO Jim Albert ...
Insurance Distribution Platform Cover Genius Plans Expansion With $10M Financing
Cover Genius, an InsurTech centered around an insurance distribution platform, has raised $10 million in new financing designed to fuel hiring and further global growth. King River Capital, a Sydney ...
FEMA Postpones Switch to New Risk-Based Flood Insurance Rating Until 2021
The federal government is delaying implementation of a major change to its pricing formula for federal flood insurance that bases rates on a more accurate assessment of the real flood threat for each ...
Typhoon Hagibis Could Be One of 2019’s Costliest Catastrophe Events: Aon
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019's costliest events, with economic costs of more than $10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon's monthly catastrophe ...
Lemonade, Root and Metromile: Can David Challenge Goliath With No Sling?
Continuing a series in which we evaluate and discuss the financial performance and operating results of the InsurTech carrier trio of Lemonade, Root and Metromile, we find continued growth and ...
Digital Auto Insurer Root Jumps Into Rental Insurance Market
Root Insurance, an InsurTech startup known for selling auto insurance, is expanding into the renters market. The Ohio-based InsurTech is launching a renters insurance product it bills as "affordable" ...
Former AIG Executive Wins Legal Bid for $9 Million Crisis-Era Bonus
A former American International Group Inc. senior trader won his bid for 8.3 million euros ($9.2 million) in bonuses in a dispute at France's highest court that dates back to the financial crisis a ...