Personal Lines
Esurance Signs Actor Dennis Quaid as Its First On-Camera Spokesperson
For the first time, Allstate Corp.'s Esurance has an on-camera spokesperson. The "straight-shooting and highly likable actor" Dennis Quaid has the job, according to the insurer, which sells auto, ...
W.R Berkley, Travelers, GEICO Among 12 New Members of The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance
Twelve more companies have joined The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, which is billed as the risk management and insurance industry's first enterprise-level blockchain consortium. The membership level ...
Report: Cyber Crime Ring Planning Massive ATM Thefts
An organized crime ring is likely to attempt a "large-scale theft" of cash from U.S. ATMs in coming days, a closely watched cybersecurity website reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has ...
A Quantum Computing Startup With an Eye on Insurance Raises $2M
A Canadian company developing quantum intelligence for insurance and other industry sectors has raised a $2 million seed round of financing. Qindom, based in Toronto, raised the funding from an ...
Insurance Is a ‘Well-Kept Secret,’ and Other Millennial Insights
What is the best part about working in insurance? For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a July roundtable, the answer was simple. "The people," roundtable participants agreed. ...
Stock for UK’s Esure Soars on Possible $1.5B Bain Capital Offer
Britain's esure is in advanced talks over a possible 1.17 billion pound ($1.49 billion) bid from Bain Capital Private Equity, the insurance company said on Monday, sending its shares more than 30 ...
Calif. Energy Company CEO Blames Climate Change on $17B in Fire Damages
It was California's biggest fire yet. In late July and August, wildfires devastated an area north of San Francisco far bigger than New York City, destroying more than 100 homes and injuring 2 fire ...
Liberty Mutual’s Net Income Continues Rebound Momentum
Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc.'s 2018 net income has rebounded in a big way over the previous year, thanks in part to fewer natural catastrophes and the sale of a division. Net income for Q2 and ...