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InsurTech VC Breaks Records in Q3; Mid-Tier Startup Funding Shrinks
InsurTech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into InsurTech began, with $2.5 billion raised by InsurTech firms across 104 deals during the ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re and Starr
A unit of Munich Re is touting new cyber and technology errors and omissions insurance coverage designed to protect U.S.-domiciled organizations with domestic and /or global exposure. A division of ...
Chubb Turns in Q3 Profit Despite Massive Catastrophe Losses
Chubb's net income grew by 9 percent in the 2020 third quarter, something that Chair and CEO Evan Greenberg credited to rate hikes and improving underwriting conditions despite a tough environment ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Net Income Plunges 26 Percent in H1
U.S. P/C insurance industry net income plunged 26 percent in the 2020 first half, as underwriting results and investment gains took a hit from COVID-19, catastrophes and other instabilities, ...
Insureds Seeking Premium Cuts Must Ask State Regulator First, Judge Rules
A federal judge has ruled that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. does not have to return premiums to a small business customer because of the insured's reduced business during the pandemic. The judge ...
Ship Insurers Confront Arctic Headaches as Routes Open Up
When Captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go wrong. Double the manpower is needed to navigate. Lookout shifts are kept to just one hour, so ...
Executives On The Move at Church Mutual, omni:us, BHSI
Church Mutual hired a former USAA executive who will become CFO after a phased succession process. Claims management software company omni:us brought on an industry veteran as a member of its Senior ...
State Judge Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation's first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge ...