Personal Lines
2017 Forecast: Financial Experts Offer Cautious Optimism for P/C Insurers
Financial experts are expressing cautious optimism for the P/C industry as it heads into 2017, though they say that multiple factors will continue to pose a challenge. Perhaps one of the biggest ...
International Insurance Society Launches Global Certification Program
The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced the formation of the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE), a certification program designed to recognize universities and colleges ...
Many Insurance Execs View Regulation as a Barrier Toward Adopting Digital Tech
Many insurance industry executives see complex regulatory requirements as the biggest barrier toward adopting digital technology, according to a recent Willis Towers Watson survey finding that 42 ...
Tesla Autopilot Function Cleared in Probe of Fatal 2016 Crash
The push to bring self-driving cars to American roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation's chief auto safety regulator essentially cleared Tesla Motors Inc.'s Autopilot system of ...
Nationwide, Sure Partner to Offer Renters Insurance via App
Nationwide is joining forces with Sure, developer of an on-demand insurance mobile app, to offer consumers the ability to purchase renters insurance on their smartphones as they shop for an apartment ...
Higher Catastrophe Losses Push Private U.S. P/C Insurers Into the Red
For private U.S. property/casualty insurers, the first nine months of 2016 were markedly worse than the same period in 2015, due to higher catastrophe losses and less favorable reserve development. ...
Credit Suisse Will Pay $5.3B to Settle U.S. Mortgage Case
Credit Suisse has formally agreed to pay $5.3 billion to settle with U.S. authorities over claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 ...
OneBeacon Is Reportedly Soliciting Offers From Rival Insurers
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., the specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, people familiar with the matter said. The Bermuda-based company recently ...