Personal Lines
Storm Barry, No Longer a Hurricane, Dumps Dangerous Amounts of Rain on U.S. Southeast
The remnants of the once mighty storm Barry, the first hurricane of the 2019 season, dumped dangerous amounts of rain as it crawled north through the United States on Monday after coming ashore west ...
The Latest Launches From Roost, SkyWatch A.I. and Getsafe
Roost is partnering with a Florida insurer in a move that could help expand usage of its home telematics insurance products. SkyWatch.AI, an on-demand telematics-based insurance platform for ...
European Storms Took Economic, Insurance Toll in June: Aon
Severe European storms during June had an economic price tag of $2 billion, while insurers anticipated claims topping $1.5 billion, according to the latest edition of Aon's monthly Global Catastrophe ...
Consolidation of Third-Party Administrators Continues With Sedgwick’s Purchase of York
Sedgwick announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation trend among third-party administrators. The purchase of York — which ...
Hippo Partners With American Family AI Spinout Arturo to Boost Digital Underwriting Processes
Hippo Insurance hopes to boost its digital underwriting and customer service processes through a new partnership with Arturo, a deep-learning property analytics company spun out from American Family ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, BHSI and CSAA Insurance Group
Zurich Insurance Group appointed a relatively new executive to a leadership role for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named a new Country Manager for Germany ...
Louisiana Is at Risk From Heavy Rain and Possibly Hurricane Barry
A gathering storm in the Gulf of Mexico that's already flooding New Orleans could grow into a hurricane before slamming into Louisiana this week, drenching the region with as much as a foot of rain. ...
Startup Focused on Digital Customer Interactions for Insurers and Others Raises $14.5M
A startup focused on developing a platform guiding digital customer interactions for insurers and other businesses has raised $14.5 million in new financing. Lightico said that Mangrove Capital ...