Personal Lines
Month-Long Austin Rideshare Challenge Shows Drivers Lack Insurance Savvy
Josh Waldrum knows from firsthand experience that most of the folks who drive for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are not well informed about the insurance issues that insurance professionals ...
USAA Follows State Farm With Commercial Drone Test Plans
USAA plans to start testing drones as a tool to help speed review of insurance claims after natural disasters. The insurer announced on April 6 that it obtained Federal Aviation Administration ...
A.M. Best: Solid 2014 Reinsurance Results Won’t Continue
Two new reports from A.M. Best and the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers point to relatively strong reinsurance underwriting results in 2014, but there's a catch. Much of the improvement ...
Self-Flying Drones May Increase Risks: Lawyer
Drone liability cases aren't likely to be the next big litigation trend for plaintiffs' attorneys, but there may be more risks on the horizon when drones start taking off without pilots at the ...
ACE Absorbs Fireman’s Fund Business and Seeks High-End Canadian Clients
More than three months after ACE Group said it would snatch up Fireman's Fund's U.S. high-net-worth personal lines business from Allianz for $365 million, the deal is finally closed. ACE isn't ...
Changing Behavior of American Drivers and the Impact on Auto Insurance
Americans just love driving. They clocked 35,795,000,000,000 miles in 2014 and have far outstripped every other nation in driving mileage. Insurance companies historically have placed a great weight ...
Executives On The Move at AIG, Willis, QBE and More
AIG, Willis, QBE and Westfield Insurance all recently made some executive promotions and appointments. *** American International Group appointed veteran Mercer executive Gaurav Garg as CEO, Personal ...
Customer, Expert Partnerships Advancing AIG Safety Agenda: Hancock
While the world is far safer these days—in part thanks to property/casualty insurers—carriers can continue the trend by creatively collaborating with clients and outside experts, American ...