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The Latest Launches From CSAA Insurance Group and Aon
CSAA Insurance Group is partnering with an analytics startup in order to improve its home inspections and boost the quality of its underwriting. Aon said it has partnered with an InsurTech digital ...
California Utility Expects to Make $4.8B Initial Contribution to Wildfire Fund
Power producer PG&E Corp said on Thursday its initial contribution to California's wildfire fund would be about $4.8 billion, and annual contribution about $193 million. The company said ...
European Heatwave Smashes Records, Foreshadowing a Possible New Normal
Belgian zookeepers fed chickens in giant ice cubes to tigers on Wednesday as northern Europe baked in record temperatures during another heatwave that climate experts believe could become the new ...
French Reinsurer SCOR Generates Substantial Q2 Net Profit
French reinsurer SCOR, which was the target of a failed takeover attempt last year, said its net profit for the second quarter rose 62% from the same period a year ago, helping the company meet ...
W.R. Berkley Rate Increases Fuel Robust Q2 Net Income and Premiums Written
Rate increases are a big factor behind W.R. Berkley Corp.'s mostly stellar Q2, with the insurer and reinsurer reporting a robust jump in net income, net investment income and premiums written. ...
A Hardening P/C Insurance Market Has Accelerated and Gone Global: Chubb CEO Greenberg
It is becoming increasingly clear that a hardening property/casualty insurance market has accelerated and gone global after initial signs first materialized earlier in 2019, Chubb Chairman and CEO ...
Facebook Agrees to Pay Record $5B to Settle Privacy Violation Claims
Facebook Inc. agreed to pay a record $5 billion to resolve a U.S. investigation into years of privacy violations, a settlement that increases the board of directors' responsibility for protecting ...
The Latest Launches From Hiscox, Roost and AXA XL
Hiscox has a new security product designed to help protect shipping targeted by nation states. A small carrier in North Dakota will start offering home telematics products from Roost. AXA XL's U.S. ...