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Consumers Excited to Exchange Personal Data for Cheaper Financial Products; Privacy Remains a Concern
Carriers focusing on telematics and other tools that measure customer behavior in exchange for lower prices may be onto something. A new Accenture report has found that insurance or banking products ...
2018: A Big Year for U.S. P/C Insurers’ Net Income Results
U.S. P/C insurers' net income soared in 2018, thanks in part to premium increases, higher net investment income and fewer catastrophe losses, A.M. Best concluded in a new report. Industry net income ...
Self-Driving Cars Still Elicit Fear From Americans
Seven in 10 Americans don't want to go anywhere near self-driving cars. The portion of Americans who fear autonomous vehicles—71 percent in the American Automobile Association's latest survey—is ...
Angry Parent Files $500B Lawsuit Over U.S. College Admissions Scandal
The U.S. college admissions scandal that erupted this week has triggered private litigation accusing rich, well-connected parents of buying spots for their children at prestigious schools, and ...
The Latest Launches From W.R. Berkley Corp and Pool Re
A division of W.R. Berkley Corp. is selling an insurance product that covers individuals for embezzlement of their invested assets. Pool Re, Britain's terrorism reinsurer, is working with UK ...
Fitch Notes Realized Benefits of Kemper’s $1.3B Infinity Acquisition
Kemper Corp. earned some kudos from Fitch Ratings over its improved financial strength, and a subsidiary gained an outlook upgrade. Specifically, Fitch affirmed Kemper's "A-" (Strong) financial ...
Insurance Rates Could Climb in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Administration Plan
Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration intends to roll out in coming weeks to change the way risk is ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI, Root Insurance and Lockton
Veteran executives from AXA and Zurich Insurance are joining Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance to handle some of its business in the UK and Ireland. Root Insurance hired a veteran campaign ...