Personal Lines
Federal Flood Insurance Program Wins Short Extension
Having failed several times to pass a $19 billion disaster aid bill with a federal flood insurance reauthorization provision by unanimous consent, the House of Representatives managed on Thursday to ...
Allianz Grabs Two U.K. Insurance Businesses for $1 Billion Price Tag
Allianz SE agreed to buy two insurance businesses in the U.K. in deals valued at a combined $1 billion, transforming the firm into the second-biggest general insurer in the country. The ...
How to Make It Personal: Online Sales in Insurance
Insurers are realizing the increasing need for a more impactful and tailored approach to their online sales process. A brochure-website doesn't cut it anymore, as customers are expecting to encounter ...
The Latest Launches From Duck Creek Technologies/Roost, International Marine Underwriters and At-Bay
Duck Creek Technologies will offer Roost's telematics technology to its claims management software users. International Marine Underwriters beefed up its ocean cargo policy with new coverages and a ...
A Record? 500 U.S. Tornadoes in 30 Days
The U.S. has been rocked by 500 tornadoes in the past 30 days with a trapped jet stream in the atmosphere "stuck in neutral," the U.S. Storm Prediction Center said. In the past seven decades, only ...
U.S. Personal Lines Is on an Upswing, Driven by Auto Insurance Gains
U.S. personal lines insurance saw strong premium growth of 8 percent in 2018. What's more, the sector's statutory combined ratio of 99 for 2018 represented the market's best results since 2013, ...
Carlson Named Wells Media Group’s New CEO
Wells Media Group Chairman Mark Wells announced that Josh Carlson has been named CEO of Wells Media Group, Inc., effective immediately. Carlson has served as chief technology officer/chief innovation ...
Expect Up to 8 Hurricanes During the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a "near normal" season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to ...