Personal Lines
Canadian Insurer Intact Financial Backs Autonomous Car Startup Geared to Florida Retirees
There's a village in Florida where self-driving cars rule the road, and a Canadian insurance firm wants to come along for the ride. Toronto-based Intact Financial Corp. is investing $3 million in ...
Insurers Faced Lower-Than-Average Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Impact Forecasting
It looks like economic and insured losses were relatively benign in the first six months of 2018. Global economic losses for natural disasters hit the $45 billion mark in the 2018 first half. Insured ...
Chubb’s Q2 Net Income Nearly Flat From Last Year; P/C Net Premiums Grow
Chubb's net income was essentially flat during the 2018 second quarter, but Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said the insurer continues to thrive, citing growth in P/C net premiums written and strong ...
China’s Fosun International Mulls Takeover of Belgian Insurer Ageas
Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese group backed by billionaire Guo Guangchang, is considering an offer for all or parts of Belgian insurer Ageas in what could be its boldest move to expand its ...
Florida Carriers Fight Back Against Recent Ratings Agency Financial Strength Report
With Florida about to enter peak hurricane season, a state insurance association representing more than a dozen insurers in Florida is hitting back against a recent report from ratings agency Weiss ...
Wildfires in Greece Claim Dozens of Lives
Greek firefighters say that at least 74 people were killed in wildfires in the country's Attica region, which includes Athens, as a summer heatwave has increased the risk of blazes across Europe. The ...
Climate Change Starts to Globally Disrupt the Seasons Themselves
Poring over four decades of satellite data, climate scientists have concluded for the first time that humans are pushing seasonal temperatures out of balance—shifting what one researcher called the ...
Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurer Metromile Pulls in $90M Financing Round
Metromile Inc., a pay-per-mile auto insurance provider, raised $90 million in new financing designed to further expand the use of its technology, which includes artificial intelligence for ...