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Crop Insurance Planting Deadlines Stressed by Massive U.S. Farmland Flooding: Reuters
At least 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) of U.S. farmland were flooded after the "bomb cyclone" storm left wide swaths of nine major grain producing states under water this month, satellite data ...
InsurTech Startup Sees Room for Chatbots for Workers Comp Claims
For years, automobile insurers have used automatic dialogue devices, called chatbots, to field calls from policyholders when they report claims. Last year, personal insurance startup Lemonade took ...
InsurTech Will Revolutionize Inland Marine by Cutting Costs for Customers, Carriers
InsurTech advances will soon drive down unacceptably high expense ratios in the inland marine sector, making it possible to insure even hard-to-place small or one-off inland marine risks at the best ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb and Nationwide
Chubb has enhanced its global digital platform with an eye on better serving its multinational clients and brokers. Nationwide's digital insurance platform designed for small business clients has ...
Shareholder Accuses Argo Group of Illegally Appointing Two Board Members
An Argo Group shareholder accusing the company and CEO Mark Watson III of extravagant spending practices now claims that the carrier illegally appointed two board members. Argo disagreed, continuing ...
Another, Last-Ditch Brexit Parliament Vote Is Coming
Theresa May is making a desperate push to get her Brexit deal approved in Parliament to avoid a huge delay to Britain's divorce from the EU, even though she's facing what seem to be impossible odds. ...
China Pledges Broader Market Access for Insurers, Banks and Securities Firms
China will sharply expand market access for foreign banks and securities and insurance companies, especially in its financial services sector, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday, as senior U.S. ...
Lloyd’s Loses $1.3B in 2018; Natural Catastrophe Surge to Blame
Lloyd's of London reported a £1 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) loss for 2018, attributed to an above-average number of major natural catastrophes such Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Jebi in ...