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U.S. Drought Footprint in January Reached Largest Levels Since 2014
In January, the East was cold, the West was warm and drought reached its largest extent since 2014, the National Centers for Environmental Information said Wednesday. The average temperature across ...
Sapiens Boosts North American Market Share With Adaptik Acquisition
Sapiens International Corp. has agreed to snatch up Adaptik, a rival insurance software company focused on policy administration and billing. The move is expected to help the Israeli company boost ...
U.S. P/C Industry 2017 Underwriting Loss Even Worse Than 2016: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry will likely post a second consecutive year of underwriting losses for 2017, and it will be much worse than the year before, according to a new A.M. Best ...
U.S. Treasury Security Mnuchin Seeks Answers From Consumer Bureau on Equifax Breach
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday said he wants to know how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is handling a probe into a hack of credit bureau Equifax Inc after a report that ...
Insurers Can Take on Coverage Gaps as Disaster Costs and Frequency Rise
Although clear challenges can come with the increasing cost and frequency of global natural disasters, there could also be untapped opportunity for insurers to tackle coverage gaps, according to ...
California Wildfire Insurance Claims Hit $12B Mark, a Record
Insurance claims from last year's deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday. The staggering ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Heritage Insurance and XL Catlin
CNA made two leadership appointments within its Technology and Operations arm. Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, a move that will be transitioned in over a ...
Allianz Will Buy Sri Lanka’s Janashakthi General Insurance for $106.3M
Allianz announced it has inked a deal with Janashakthi Insurance PLC (JINS) to acquire its subsidiary Janashakthi General Insurance Ltd. (JGIL) for 106.3 million. The transaction will go through ...