Personal Lines
The Dead and Missing Rise in Japan Landslide Tragedy
Rescue workers battled through mud for a second day in search of dozens of people still missing after torrential rain triggered landslides in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima that killed 39 ...
Homeowners’ Insurance Costs Much More For Clients With Poor Credit
Homeowners with poor credit pay 91 percent more for homeowners' insurance than people with excellent credit, according to a study by an online insurance shopping service. The report by ...
QBE CEO Neal: We’ll Keep U.S. Middle Market Biz
QBE has changed its mind about a possible sale of its U.S.-based middle market business, months after confirming that it was under strategic review. Why the change? It seems there's been a bit of a ...
QBE Responds to Profit Plunge With Plans to Sell Assets
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. plans to raise about $750 million in a share placement and sell assets including part of its lenders' mortgage insurance business in Australia after reporting an 18 percent ...
Google’s Driverless Car Impresses in Demo Run
The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn't lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn't damning with faint praise. ...
I.I.I.: Earthquake Risks Rising as Homeowners Coverage Declines
While earthquake risks are rising in the U.S., fewer homeowners nationally say they have earthquake insurance, creating a potentially huge gap in coverage, according to the Insurance Information ...
China Investment Firm to Buy Big Stake in Ironshore
An investment group from China will buy a big stake in in Ironshore Inc., a billion-dollar insurance holding company led by former AIG executives that filed plans for a $100 million IPO in late June. ...
Small Businesses Prefer Personal Lines Insurers, Survey Contends
Insurers writing predominantly personal lines of insurance do a better job in satisfying their small business customers than insurers focused more on commercial lines, a new survey contends. ...