Executives On The Move at AXIS and Snapsheet
AXIS Capital Holdings' AXIS Re arm hired a former Swiss Re executive in a leadership role. InsurTech startup Snapsheet promoted from within to name its new chief technology officer.
Harvey on Track to Become Hurricane in Texas; State Farm, Allstate, Farmers Face Exposures
Tropical Storm Harvey, which has shut oil and natural gas platforms and triggered a rally in cotton prices, is on track to develop into a major hurricane as it approaches the Texas coast late Friday. ...
Fairfax Financial Will Sell Singapore Insurer to Mitsui Sumitomo for $1.6B
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (MSI) is acquiring Singapore's First Capital Insurance for $1.6 billion from Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings, in the biggest takeover by a Japanese insurer in ...
New P/C Insurance Products Delayed by Old Policy Form Tech: Novarica
A reliance on manual processes and inadequate technology leaves property/casualty insurers with major delays in updating their coverage forms. A new industry report found that as a result, most ...
Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M From Three International Insurance Companies
Roost, a developer of home telematics for property insurance carriers, raised $10.4 million from three international insurance industry companies. Aviva Ventures led the Series B financing; ...
Trump’s FEMA Head Backs Reducing Federal Coverage of Flood Costs
President Donald Trump's emergency management director said he's pushing for an overhaul of disaster relief so that states, cities and homeowners bear more of the costs, and less of the risk falls on ...
The Latest Launches From Allianz, Ironshore, Farmers and XL Catlin
Allianz has partnered with Brokerslink to service small and midsize enterprises. Ironshore has launched a Computer Emergency Response Team. Farmers Insurance customers can now ask Amazon Alexa for ...
Industrial and Consumer Robots Are Quite Hackable: Researchers
Some of the most popular industrial and consumer robots are dangerously easy to hack and could be turned into bugging devices or weapons, IOActive Inc. said. The Seattle-based cybersecurity firm ...
As Congress Mulls Flood Insurance Program Renewal, Private Markets Envision Opportunity
Unleashing the invisible hand that has been missing from the flood insurance market for nearly 50 years is no easy task. But private flood insurance experts say the change would be a good thing not ...