Personal Lines
Cyber Action: EU’s North Launches Hacker-Proof Digital Highway
In this age of social media leaks and foreign election hacking, the ability to transmit sensitive personal information securely across borders is more valuable than ever. Finland and Estonia, two of ...
The Latest Launches From The Hanover and Lemonade
The Hanover Insurance Group says its commercial lines customer service center can now service added specialty lines coverages with management liability. Lemonade will sell renter insurance via a ...
New York Gov. Cuomo Pressures Insurers, Banks on NRA Ties
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday ramped up pressure on banks and insurers to revisit whether their ties to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups harm their reputations ...
Capitol Hill Leaders McConnell, Hoyer Measure Industry Expectations Before Big ‘I’ Lobbying Push
Two congressional leaders stood before an audience of more than 1,000 insurance agents and brokers on April 19 to tell them, in part, how important their industry is to the economy and the country. ...
More Than 60 Insurers in Gibraltar Could Bypass Brexit Through Spain
A small town mayor from southern Spain is offering Gibraltar-based insurers a way to retain access to the European Union single market after Britain leaves the bloc next year. Juan Franco of La Linea ...
Assurant Gets A.M. Best Financial Strength Ratings Affirmation
Assurant can celebrate the fact that A.M. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings, but that news also came with a few words of caution. The ratings agency said that there were a few check marks ...
Nationwide Switching to Full Independent Agency Distribution Model by 2020
Independent agents take note—Nationwide may be on your side. Nationwide on Monday announced its intention to shift to an independent agency distribution model over the next two years. The Columbus, ...
InsurTech Carrier CEO Explains Poor 2017 Results; Fields Questions on Reddit
The chief executive officer of an InsurTech insurance company responded to recent reports about his company's unfavorable 2017 loss ratio result on a social news platform last Friday. "We want to ...