Personal Lines
Former Liberty Actuary Talks ‘Openly’ About Launching Upmarket HO Insurer
Keep an eye out for Openly, a new digitally-sophisticated upmarket homeowners insurer catering to independent agents. According to Ty Harris, founder and CEO, Openly will launch in early 2019 in a ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
GM Hits Speed Bumps on $5B Road to Driverless Cars by 2019: Reuters
It's one of the biggest bets going in the world of cars. Since May, General Motors Co. and its Cruise self-driving car unit have landed $5 billion in investment commitments from Japan's SoftBank ...
More Tornadoes Spinning Eastward to Populated Areas, Worrying Scientists
Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting—decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco to Take EMC’s Agency Personal Lines Biz
With an intention to focus on commercial, reinsurance and life insurance business going forward, EMC Insurance Companies announced an agreement with Safeco Insurance related to its existing personal ...
Catastrophes Give Insurers a Chance to Show Their Humanity, Says W.R. Berkley’s CEO
The aftermath of Hurricane Michael and other catastrophes this fall gives insurers a chance to show that they care about more than just numbers, W.R. Berkley's president and CEO said. "Hopefully this ...
The Hartford Boosted Q3 Profit With Lower Taxes, Higher Premiums and Acquisition Bounty
The Hartford booked significantly higher net income during its 2018 third quarter, thanks largely to higher returns in several lines and lower taxes. Third quarter 2018 net profit came in at $427 ...
Hurricane Maria Aftermath: Carriers Leave 13,600 Unresolved Claims a Year After Storm
Thousands of Puerto Ricans have been forced to drain their savings, close their businesses, or resign themselves to living with structural damage as they fight insurance companies over millions of ...