Personal Lines
An Arctic Blast Returns the P/C Industry to Winter Cat Risks
An arctic blast began to dump heavy snow in parts of the northern Rockies, Plains and the Great Lakes regions on Monday and meteorologists said temperatures are expected to plummet throughout the ...
The Hanover Picks Lavey As Its New Head of Personal Lines
The Hanover Insurance Group has a new president in charge of personal lines coverage. He's a veteran executive of the Massachusetts-based U.S. property/casualty insurer who initially came on board a ...
The Wealthy Take a Risk on Post-Hurricane Sandy Jersey Shore
When Hurricane Sandy roared through New Jersey two years ago, it not only tore up the shoreline. It also pushed out much of the middle class. From Ocean City to Toms River, one-story cottages and ...
P/C Profits Nearly Quadruple for Berkshire in Q3; Premiums Climb 50%
While investment losses pulled net income for Warren Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway down 8.6 percent to $3.6 billion in third-quarter 2014, a 40 percent jump in operating income for the group's ...
Home Depot Also Admits Hacker Theft of 53 Million E-Mail Addresses
Home Depot Inc., which suffered a data breach between April and September, said 53 million e-mail addresses were taken by hackers during the attack, in addition to the 56 million payment cards that ...
New Online Tool Helps Predicts Risk For Deadly Coastal Hurricanes
When a hurricane comes ashore, there are so many dangers: tree-snapping winds, torrential downpours and even tornadoes spawned by the tempest itself. But it's the wall of water that tropical systems ...
In Brazil, Mapfre to Market Insurance on Gift Cards at Retail Stores
Mapfre SA plans to use gift cards sold at retail stores, gas stations, newsstands and vending machines as a way to entice Brazilians to buy insurance. Spain's largest insurer, which sells auto, ...
RSA CEO: Premiums Down; Strategy to ‘Reset’ Insurer Ahead of Schedule
RSA Insurance Group Plc declined in London trading after reporting lower premiums in the first nine months of this year as prices fell and it withdrew from less profitable businesses. RSA, which was ...