Personal Lines
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, QBE and More
We have some executive hires and promotions to tell you about at The Hartford, QBE North America, Validus Holdings' Talbot Underwriting, Donegal Group Inc., and Wells Fargo Insurance: *** The ...
Wells Fargo Wins Predatory Lending Lawsuit Dismissal in L.A.
Wells Fargo & Co on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by Los Angeles that accused the largest U.S. mortgage lender of violating the federal Fair Housing Act by engaging in predatory lending ...
New Madrid Earthquake Sequence Could Cost Insurers $150B: Swiss Re
A series of earthquakes similar to the New Madrid quakes of 1811/1812 could cost the insurance industry more than $150 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster to date, according to a new ...
Google Driverless Car Hit from Behind, Again
A Google driverless car was involved in the fleet's first collision to result in injury. One of Google's vehicles braked during a green light because of congestion, and the car behind hit it at 17 ...
Verisk Insurance Solutions Launches Device Reputation Service
Verisk Insurance Solutions, a source of information about property/casualty insurance risk, and Portland, Ore.-based iovation announced the launch of the Verisk Device Reputation Service, a tool to ...
Retention With Profit: Best Practices for Auto Underwriting
"Every generation needs a new revolution," noted Thomas Jefferson, and in present times it seems that several revolutions are joining forces in the insurance world. The recent innovations of ...
Cell Phone Alerts Impair Focus Even When Calls Not Answered
Whether you are alerted to an incoming phone call or text by a trendy ringtone, an alarm bell or a quiet vibration, just receiving a notification on your cell phone can cause enough of a distraction ...
U.S. P/C Net Income Rises 31% in Q1: ISO and PCI Report
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers collectively generated growth, higher net income and an improved combined ratio in the 2015 first quarter, ISO and the Property Casualty Insurers Association ...