Personal Lines
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Starr Companies and Grinnell Mutual
Chubb appointed a new executive to lead its U.S. Major Accounts/Property arm. Starr Companies named its latest president and chief executive officer for Starr Insurance Holdings. Grinnell Mutual has ...
Travelers to Launch Dublin Subsidiary for Post-Brexit Business
Travelers will create a European subsidiary in Dublin in order to serve its customers in a post-Brexit market, the insurer disclosed. Travelers Europe announced it will launch the subsidiary in the ...
Lemonade Secures $120M in New Financing to Fuel Global Expansion
Digital insurer Lemonade Inc. announced a $120 million Series C funding round it will use to help accelerate a global expansion in 2018. SoftBank Group led the round, joined by existing investors ...
Calif. Wildfire Now 45 Percent Contained; Winds Cause Complications
California authorities have declared that the Thomas wildfire, which has been raging for two weeks in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is 45 percent contained. Is that reassuring or horrifying? ...
Travelers’ Longtime President/COO MacLean Will Retire in Early 2018
Brian MacLean, The Travelers Companies' longtime president and chief operating officer, plans to retire in early 2018. MacLean, a 30-year Travelers veteran, has served as president and COO since June ...
Extreme Weather Linked to Man-Made Warming: Weather Researchers
Some of last year's crazy weather -- including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea -- can be blamed on man-made climate change, according to a report from a group ...
American Family Beefs Up Data/Analytics Capabilities With Networked Insights Acquisition
American Family Insurance has purchased a data and analytics software company in a move it said will help accelerate its digital transformation. Financial terms were not disclosed for American ...
InsurTech Acceleration Program in Hartford Chooses Startups for Inaugural Effort
Hartford InsurTech Hub, an initiative established in 2017 by Hartford, Conn.-based insurance companies, the city of Hartford and CTNext, has selected the 2018 group of 11 startups that will ...