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The Latest Launches From Verisk and Beyontec
Verisk is expanding its OneXperience InsurTech property inspection product into commercial insurance. Beyontec has updated one of its signature software products designed to help MGAs transition ...
Insurance Conferences Go on Despite Coronavirus, but No Handshakes (or Buffets) Allowed
As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and months could find themselves having their temperature taken at ...
With a Few Exceptions, Insurers Are Unlikely to Cushion Coronavirus Losses
Don't look for much relief from insurers to cushion losses from canceled events, travel disruptions and potential medical claims from the deadly Covid-19 virus that's sweeping across the globe. The ...
Coronavirus Concerns May Curb Events at Berkshire Hathaway’s May 2 Annual Meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run Warren Buffett, said it will hold its annual shareholder meeting on May 2 despite the coronavirus outbreak, but may curtail some of the surrounding ...
MGU SageSure: A Tech Company Dressed Up in an Insurance Company
While InsurTech carriers selling personal lines insurance see software licensing deals as new avenues to growth, a technology company operating in the special niche of catastrophe-exposed property ...
Parametric Insurance Offers Hotels Some Relief From Coronavirus Event Cancellations
Organizers of events called off because of the coronavirus are likely to miss out on insurance payouts because typical policies do not cover epidemic outbreaks. Hotels hit by cancellations may fare ...
D&O Coverage Challenges Are Increasing: A.M. Best
Directors and officers liability insurance has gotten trickier and will confront major new challenges over the next few years. Continued rate hikes and narrower coverage guidelines will be necessary ...
The Latest Launches From Lloyd’s, Sompo International and Beazley
Lloyd's now offers an insurance policy to protect cryptocurrency held in online wallets against theft or other malicious hacks. Sompo International Holdings Ltd. said one of its U.S. units partnered ...