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In Today’s Market, Specialty Insurers Rule: Conning
Specialty property/casualty insurers are now a dominant force in the market and generate more than half of the industry's premiums, Conning Inc. asserts in a new report. Two-thirds of individual ...
MetLife Rolls Out First Commercial Auto Insurance Policy
MetLife Auto & Home has introduced its first commercial automobile policy. The product is now available in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with more states planned in the near future. The commercial ...
Liberty Mutual Ended 2015 Bruised by Catastrophe Losses
Liberty Mutual Insurance ended 2015 in the black, but higher losses from catastrophes and other hits hurt its performance during the year. Parent Liberty Mutual Holding Co. booked $411 million in net ...
VW Claims CEO Didn’t Initially Notice 2014 Diesel Emissions Warning Memo
Volkswagen's former chief executive officer was alerted to problems with U.S. diesel emissions tests in 2014, but the issue "did not initially receive particular attention at the management levels," ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore and Valen Analytics
Ironshore Inc. is targeting the transportation sector with a new series of coverage endorsements. Valen Analytics launched a new risk score for commercial auto insurance. *** Ironshore Inc. said its ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, American Modern, Zurich Insurance and More
Munich Re's American Modern Insurance Group is getting a new CEO. Chubb named new executives in its Asia Pacific region. Zurich Insurance has its latest chief underwriting officer for general ...
Many Insurers See Google as Potential Threat: Report
More than 40 percent of insurers see Google as a potential threat because of its strong brand and ability to use customer data, a report released on Tuesday said. And young, mobile phone-friendly ...
XL Group Looking to Switch Corporate HQ from Ireland to Bermuda
XL Group's $4 billion merger with Catlin in 2015 has led the insurance and reinsurance giant to look at its second change of incorporation in six years. The Ireland based holding company for XL ...