Personal Lines
Trump Tax Cuts, Lower Cat Losses Helped Make Q1 U.S. P/C Results Soar
Tax reform and lower catastrophe losses helped make all the difference for private U.S. property/casualty insurers in the 2018 first quarter. Their net income after taxes surpassed $17 billion during ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and GEICO
Chubb promoted one of its executives to lead its European Personal Risk Services division. GEICO named an executive to a vice presidential role handling recruitment, hiring and training of new ...
The Sale of Hacked Credit Card Info on the Web Is Surging
The number of hacked U.S. credit cards whose information was offered for sale to other criminals on the Dark Web jumped by about two-thirds in the first half of this year, according to a ...
Security of Self-Driving Vehicles High on U.S. Regulators’ Minds
In closed-door meetings last March, U.S. transportation regulators and others grappled with questions about whether police should have the power to disable self-driving cars and whether an automatic ...
UK Insurers, Banks Must Be Transparent About Data Collection or Face New Rules: UK Regulator
Britain's banks and insurers must take the lead in spelling out how they will use data collected from customers or they could face new rules, Financial Conduct Authority Chair Charles Randell said on ...
One Factor Behind U.S. Traffic Fatality Surge: Parents Who Text With Kids in Car
There has been a historic surge in U.S. traffic fatalities over the last four years as more drivers use their phones to respond to texts or scroll through Instagram feeds. Even parents can't keep ...
The Latest Launches From Willis Towers Watson and W.R. Berkley
Willis Towers Watson said it launched an updated version of its Radar Software, a product the company said improves commercial lines pricing and underwriting by using the latest technology. W.R. ...
Executives On The Move at Hippo and Everest Insurance
California-based InsurTech Hippo hired two new executives and appointed two additional board members. Everest Re Group's Everest Insurance has a new Chief Claims Officer, who was promoted from ...