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Trump’s Tax Reform Plans Will Help Some U.S. Insurers, Reinsurers: Morningstar
A cadre of U.S. insurers and reinsurers stand to gain from lower corporate tax rates advocated by President Donald Trump and Republican members of Congress as part of a broader reform effort, ...
Humans Cause 84% of U.S. Wildfires
Humans have been the culprits behind hundreds of thousands of wildfires in recent decades, and they will probably make things a whole lot worse in coming years. Research from the University of ...
Fintech Products Work Best With Open Access to Data: Canadian Regulator
Canada's largest, most influential securities regulator said open access to data is essential to developing financial tech solutions using innovative technology such as blockchain, in a white paper ...
Progressive’s Flo Is Ready to Win Over ‘Rate Shock’ Drivers
Progressive Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. auto insurer, boosted spending on marketing this year to win customers after scaling back in the second half of 2016 when increased costs from car accidents ...
CNA Creates Chief Diversity Officer Position; Ex-Chubb Exec Hired to Fill Slot
New CNA Chairman and CEO Dino Robusto continues to put his stamp on the insurer, this time with the creation of a new executive position: chief diversity officer. The Chicago-based property/casualty ...
Liberty Mutual’s Q4 Hammered by U.S. Personal, Commercial Auto Losses
Liberty Mutual Holding Company's 2016 fourth quarter net income declined substantially, due mostly to higher U.S. personal and commercial auto liability losses. But the number was up for the full ...
More Insurer CFOs See Big Data as Helping Them With Growth Goals
Nearly 70 percent of insurer CFOs see pursuit of new growth, market expansion or an M&A deal as a significant priority, making it their top business driver, according to a 2016 EY survey of ...
Reserve Strengthening Likely for UK Insurers After Personal Injury Discount Rate Cut
The earnings of U.K. insurers likely will be hit by reserve strengthening following the U.K. government's announcement of a dramatic cut to the discount rate used to calculate lump-sum personal ...