Personal Lines
Expect Fewer, Bigger and More Tech-Savvy P/C Insurance Agencies in the Future
There will be fewer insurance agencies operating in the property/casualty insurance industry in the future and those that remain will be larger and more tech-savvy, says an insurance-focused ...
Getsafe CEO Predicts Lemonade Will ‘Struggle’ in Germany
Lemonade has promise but won't necessarily face smooth sailing with an expansion into Germany, predicts the head of Getsafe, one of its European rivals. "Lemonade will have to struggle in Germany," ...
The Latest Launches From GEICO and Great American Insurance Group
GEICO's insurance agency arm is teaming with Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group to offer its customers a separate jewelry insurance policy. Great American Insurance Group's Alternative Markets Division ...
Buffett Commits Roughly $3.6B in Berkshire Hathaway Stock to Five Charities
Warren Buffett is donating roughly $3.6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to five charities, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the biggest contribution in Buffett's plan to ...
India Mulls More Relaxing of Foreign Investment Rules for Insurance, Other Sectors
The Indian government on Friday said it will consider further liberalizing foreign direct investment (FDI) rules in certain sectors, part of its efforts to make Asia's third-largest economy a more ...
Risk Alerts: Medical Marijuana; LED Lighting and Eyesight Damage
Could medical marijuana laws actually be increasing opioid overdose deaths? Are the benefits of medical cannabis worth the possible side effects? Is the blue light in LED lighting damaging our ...
Asia Expansion Helped Push Global Insurance Premiums Past $5 Trillion in 2018: Swiss Re
Carriers' expansion in Asia helped push global insurance premiums past the $5 trillion mark for the first time in 2018, Swiss Re said in its latest sigma report. That growth came generally from ...
Data Breaches Take Months to Discover, but They Happen Within Minutes
While it typically only takes a short amount of time for a successful breach to compromise data, the amount of time it takes for a breach to be discovered is more likely to be months. This means ...