Personal Lines
Uber Will Pay $28.5M to Settle Claims Its ‘Safe Rides Fee’ Misled Passengers
Uber Technologies Inc. said it will pay $28.5 million to settle claims that a $1 "safe rides fee" charged to riders was misleading because its background checks on drivers aren't as rigorous as the ...
Kemper P/C Group Head Exits After Division’s Q4 Operating Loss
Kemper Corp.'s Denise I. Lynch is leaving her position as Property/Casualty group executive, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities, the insurer said. The news comes after Kemper ...
What P/C Insurance Industry Lobbyists Are Fighting for in 2016
Election year or not, P/C industry lobbyists are planning for a busy 2016 in Washington, D.C. The American Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are among ...
CNA Lost $70M in Q4, Dragged Down by Life & Group Results
CNA Financial Corp. lost $70 million in its 2015 fourth quarter, an outcome shaped in part by declining investments and its Life & Group results. The Illinois-based property/casualty insurer ...
Taiwan Arrests Developers of Apartment Building Destroyed in Quake
A Taiwanese court on late Tuesday approved the detention of three people involved in constructing an apartment building that collapsed in a deadly earthquake at the weekend. Lin Ming-hui, the former ...
U.S. to Google: Computers Can Qualify as Drivers Under the Law
U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step toward ultimately winning ...
Where Insurers Rank Among World’s Top Brands: 2016
Allianz is the only global insurance organization that ranks among the top 50 most valuable brands in the world, but even the German company failed to garner the highest brand rating of AAA+ awarded ...
P/C Net Income Soared in Much of 2015; Investments Remained a Struggle
Property/casualty insurers saw their net income and profitability soar during the first nine months of 2015, though the challenging investment environment reduced yields. Those findings are part of a ...