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Travelers, Dinged by High Cat Losses, Reports Otherwise Solid Q1
The Travelers Company's 2018 first-quarter numbers reflect steep catastrophe losses but an otherwise profitable period due to strong results in net premiums written and higher premium renewals across ...
Flying Taxi Startup Brings on Iconic Auto Designer and Fiat Vet
Lilium, a German startup with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to put electric "flying taxis" in the air next decade, has hired Frank Stephenson, the designer behind iconic car brands including the ...
Many Global Insurers Plan to Beef Up Private Equity Investments: Goldman Sachs
Thirty-two percent of insurers plan to maintain or increase their investments in private equity in the next 12 months to boost returns, a survey of 300 executives overseeing more than $10 trillion in ...
Cyber Insurance Is Quite Profitable at the Moment: PwC
Most carriers say that cyber insurance is quite profitable for them at the moment, and a majority are also using reinsurance to manage their exposures, PwC found in a new global survey of specialist ...
Former AIA Leader Pusey Nominated to Join W.R. Berkley Corp. Board
Veteran property/casualty insurance industry lobbyist Leigh Ann Pusey has been nominated to join the board of directors at W.R. Berkley Corp. The commercial lines insurer and reinsurer disclosed that ...
Legions of Agents, Brokers Lobbied Congress About Flood Insurance Renewal, Tax Reform and More
Over many months now, Congress has continued to avoid passing a long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America was hoping to end ...
AAIS Creates Cannabis Businessowners Policy in Calif.; Expansion Envisioned
The American Association of Insurance Services has filed a Cannabis Businessowners Policy in California, noting that the growing market presents a huge opportunity for the insurance industry at ...
It’s Official: The Insurance Cycle Is Dead, Willis Towers Watson Says
The once reliable cycle consisting of a short but severe post-catastrophe hard market followed by a gradual easing of insurance prices is officially a thing of the past, a major broker said in a ...