Personal Lines
How Smartphones Can Reduce Road Crashes and Strengthen the Insurance Industry
As roads become increasingly more dangerous, due in part to drivers using their mobile phones, attempting to reduce distracted driving through laws is a step in the right direction. Ten years ago, ...
Expect an Historic Q3 in Terms of Natural Disaster Costs: Impact Forecasting
As bad as September was in terms of natural disasters and the resulting costs, the 2017 third quarter as a whole could be positively historic as a result. A new report from Aon Benfield's Impact ...
TigerRisk, Cape Analytics Use New Aerial Tech to Help Quicken Hurricane Irma Claims Work
TigerRisk Partners said it is partnering with Cape Analytics to use new aerial technology to help U.S. Insurers speed their claims processing for Hurricane Irma. The companies say they're using ...
XL Catlin Leads Slice Lab’s $11.6M Series A; Expansion Eyed for Pay-Per-Use Insurance Platform
XL Catlin's investor arm is the lead backer of Slice Lab's new $11.6 million Series A financing, money the InsurTech startup will use to expand its on-demand pay-per-use insurance platform. Beyond XL ...
New Quake/Hurricane Loss Estimates From Renaissance Re, W.R. Berkley, PartnerRe, State Auto
RenaissanceRe, W.R. Berkley Corp. and State Auto Financial Corp. are among the latest insurers and reinsurers to issue Q3 catastrophe loss estimates from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the ...
Consumers Worry Autonomous Vehicles Will be Vulnerable to Cyber Breaches: AIG Study
As property/casualty insurers contemplate how to insurer autonomous vehicles, a new AIG study reveals consumers worry these cars and trucks of the future are particularly vulnerable to cyber ...
Trump Reportedly Seeking $29B National Flood Insurance/Disaster Aid Funding
The Trump administration will ask Congress to provide $29 billion in disaster aid and national flood insurance for hurricane-recovery efforts, a Republican lawmaker said Tuesday. Of that amount, $16 ...
InsureTech Connect Conference Highlights: Does Anyone Need a Toothbrush?
Insurance company employees wondering where all their bosses are this week should not be worried. It's a good bet the executives are safe in Las Vegas at the second annual InsureTech Connect ...