Personal Lines
InsurTech Lemonade Will Acquire Metromile in Acceleration of Auto Insurance Growth Plans
Digital insurer Lemonade plans to acquire pay-per-mile auto insurance startup Metromile in an all-stock transaction as it aggressively continues expansion plans. With the M&A agreement, the New ...
AXA Fund Arm to Ditch Oil and Gas Companies if Emissions-Reduction Plans Fall Short
The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their environmental impact, selling out of laggards after three years if their ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Division Generated a $784 Million Q3 Net Underwriting Loss
Berkshire Hathaway's insurance division booked a combined $784 million net underwriting loss during the 2020 third quarter as it faced, in part, fallout from Hurricane Ida and more vehicle crashes. ...
Credit Scoring: Insurers Assert New Data Validates Its Use to Predict Risky Driver Behaviors
The insurance industry says it now has hard data proving that if you have a bad credit score, you're more likely to slam on the brakes or step hard on the gas. The same is true, they say, if you're ...
AIG CEO Zaffino Promises 2022 IPO for Portion of Life/Retirement Business
American International Group remains on track to sell of part of its Life & Retirement unit through an IPO in the first half of 2022, according to company President and CEO Peter Zaffino. Some ...
Liberty Mutual Is Shifting 2,200 Exclusive Agents to Its New Digital Agency
Liberty Mutual Insurance, the nation's sixth-largest personal lines property/casualty insurer, is planning to transition its more than 2,200 exclusive insurance agents in 200 offices across the ...
AIG Europe Head Predicts Slower Rate Hikes in 2022
Insurance premium rates are likely to continue to climb in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2022, but probably at a slower clip, the chief executive of AIG Europe said at the Reuters Future of ...
Ransomware Threatens ‘American Way of Life,’ U.S. Official Warns
A top U.S. cybersecurity official offered a dire warning to members of Congress on Wednesday, saying the "American way of life" faces serious risks amid the drumbeat of ransomware attacks and ...