Personal Lines
Senator Warns Smart Cars Vulnerable to Hackers
Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car or stealing personal information, according to a report by ...
Obama Plan to Create Anti-Hacker Agency May Worsen Bureaucracy
President Barack Obama's plan to create a new agency to combat hackers may improve information sharing between government and industry, although it adds to a security bureaucracy that some have ...
U.S. Housing Secretary Says Cutting Mortgage Insurance Fees Strikes Balance
The Federal Housing Administration is not putting its finances at risk by reducing insurance fees it charges lower-income home buyers, the top U.S. housing official said on Wednesday. Last month the ...
Executives On The Move at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty, PCI and OdysseyRe
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, OdysseyRe and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America have each recently made new executive appointments. Here are the details: Berkshire ...
Ohio Insurance Director Warns Insurers Against Using Price Optimization
Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has warned Ohio insurers against the use of price optimization that can result in unfair discrimination. Taylor recently issued ...
Spanish Insurance Giant MAPFRE Enjoys Home-Grown Rebound
MAPFRE SA, Spain's biggest insurer, recorded a 6.9 percent rise in net income last year on higher returns in its home market. Net profit grew to 845 million euros ($956 million) from 790.5 million ...
OneBeacon’s Adverse Reserve Developments Draw Fitch and Moody’s Attention
OneBeacon Insurance Group has been dealt a ratings outlook warning from Fitch Ratings and an outright downgrade from Moody's Investors Service, stemming from substantial adverse reserve development ...
Pinnacle, Driveway Team Up on UBI Smartphone App Solution
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. and Driveway Software have joined forces to offer the auto insurance industry a coordinated usage based insurance (UBI) solution using a smartphone app that ...