Personal Lines
Fire and Hail Forcing Insurers to Rethink Climate Change Risks
By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers' market, a wildfire in California's Capay Valley had burnt both his tractor and the shipping container where he kept some tools. ...
Executives On The Move at Octo Group, BHSI, QBE North America and Alliant
Telematics firm Octo Group appointed a new CEO. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded its leadership team in France. QBE North America named a new head of Surety. Alliant hired a new ...
Selective Establishes Student Loan Repayment Program for Staff and Potential Hires
Selective Insurance Company has started offering a student loan repayment program to both employees and potential hires. The program is being handled through Selective Insurance Company of America, ...
U.S. Private Flood Insurance: The Journey to Build a New Market
Not long ago, private flood insurance was thought to be an impossible dream in the property/casualty sector. There were numerous arguments supporting the common wisdom that a meaningful market for ...
The Hanover’s ‘Digital Assist’ Digital Strategy Explained
As insurers embrace InsurTech in multiple ways, The Hanover Insurance Group's Richard Lavey offers some advice: Not everything works as initially envisioned, and that's OK. "'If you build it, they ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers and QBE North America
Travelers has started using 3-D technology designed to help speed up damage inspections for the claims process. QBE North America launched a revamped cyber product designed to better help protect ...
Vitale Comes Out of Retirement to Help Run Cyber Analytics InsurTech Arceo.ai
Veteran insurance industry executive Mario Vitale is jumping into the InsurTech world in a big way. He's the new president of Arceo.ai, a cybersecurity analytics startup based in San Francisco. ...
Humberto Strengthens to Hurricane, Heads to Bermuda
Tropical storm Humberto has now intensified into the third Atlantic hurricane of 2019 with top sustained winds of 75 mph, according to Weather.com meteorologists in a report issued on Sept. 15.
EU Mulls Energy Taxes to Counter Climate Change, Reduce Carbon Emissions
The European Union is considering new energy taxes, including on the aviation sector, to meet its climate targets, top officials said on Friday, with Germany calling for "drastic steps" to reduce ...