Personal Lines
Esurance Sweepstakes Offers $10,000 for Those Looking to Leave the Country Following Election
Esurance is offering an Election Insurance Sweepstakes that will award one winner $10,000 toward a chance to explore a new homeland following this fall's election. The insurer created the sweepstakes ...
Hurricane Matthew Aftermath Leaves Hundreds Stranded in North Carolina Floods
Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding ...
Unusual Move: Lemonade Reveals Data From Initial 2 Days of Operation
Lemonade, the peer-to-peer InsurTech startup that launched only a few weeks ago on Sept. 21 selling renters and homeowners insurance in New York, sold 142 policies and generated $14,300 in gross ...
Allianz, Toyota, BMW Seal Data-Sharing Deal With Autonomous-Tech Firm
Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems in cars to understand driver ...
Hurricane Matthew Moves Out to Sea; Flooding Continues, Death Toll Climbs
Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday toward recovery and clean-up, but officials in several states warned that deadly flooding could ...
Hurricane Will Lead to $4B-$6B in Insured Property Losses; Reinsurers Remain Resilient
Hurricane Matthew may have diminished in intensity over the weekend, but wind and flood damage was substantial. Early analysis suggests the storm caused between $4 billion and $6 billion in insured ...
Hurricane Matthew Kills at Least 7 in NC; Power Outages, Flooding in 3 States
More than 1.5 million people are still without power as Matthew on Sunday brought Hurricane-force wind gusts and flooding to the outer banks of North Carolina, where the storm left at least seven ...
A Diminished Hurricane Matthew Lands in South Carolina; 1.5 Million Lose Power
More than 1.5 million people were without power and hundreds of flights were grounded as Hurricane Matthew came ashore Saturday in South Carolina, rapidly losing strength along the way. Matthew ...