Personal Lines
Senate Bill Would Extend Flood Insurance Program for a Decade, With Changes
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have released draft legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for 10 years. The NFIP is currently set ...
InsurTech Hippo Debuts With Promise of Bound Homeowners Policy in 3 Minutes
An InsurTech company launched in California today with the promise of providing online homeowners insurance quotes in 60 seconds in what the Mountain View, Calif.-based company is calling "the most ...
Hackers Seek Increasingly Pricy Ransoms to Free up Tainted Computers
Hackers are demanding increasingly hefty ransoms to free computers paralyzed with viruses, as cyber criminals seek to maximize profits from large numbers of victims willing to pay up, according to ...
Israeli Cybersecurity Company Sees Autos as Significant Growth Market
The Israeli cybersecurity company that pioneered corporate firewalls is making deeper inroads with the auto industry. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., the world's second-biggest provider of ...
Handling Cyber as Standalone Insurance Could Benefit Carriers, Buyers Alike
Treating cyber risk as a standalone insurance market holds the promise of unlocking the potential for meaningful coverage for both insurers and buyers, according to a new report by JLT Re and JLT ...
Meteorologists: Signs Suggest 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will be Normal
Most meteorologists forecast the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than a year ago, with the number of named storms and hurricanes near average. A few meteorologists, however, expect ...
Global Insurance Industry Set for Solid Growth in 2017 and 2018: Munich Re Forecast
The global insurance industry is set to grow more strongly an average 4.5 percent annually during 2017 and 2018, according to Munich Re. The number is 3 percent when adjusted for inflation. While ...
Commercial Lines Insurers Plan Predictive Modeling Embrace: Willis Towers Watson
Predictive modeling is becoming even more widespread among U.S. property/casualty insurers, with rapid gain likely in the coming years for commercial lines carriers. The big news: Two-thirds of the ...