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As Workers Return to Office, Insurers Worry About COVID-19 Discrimination Claims
Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after ...
Executives On The Move at Arturo and WCRI
American Family spinout Arturo appointed two new executives. The Workers Compensation Research Institute brought on a new executive to manage its research programs and accelerate the Institute's ...
MGA InsurTech Corvus Acquires Wingman Insurance, Targeting Admitted Coverage Marketplace
MGA Corvus Insurance, fresh off of raising $115 million in new venture financing, has made an acquisition with an eye on the admitted coverage marketplace and more digital platform partnerships. More ...
State Auto, Soon to Be Acquired by Liberty Mutual, Reports Q2 Decline in Net Income
State Auto Financial Corp., soon to be acquired by Liberty Mutual for $1 billion, saw a large Q2 decline in net income due to a dip in net investment gains and as well as natural catastrophe losses. ...
Competitors Poached Talent as Aon/WTW Merger Plans Grew Uncertain
While Aon and Willis Towers Watson were trying for many months to land their merger, their competitors were able lure away some of their producer talent – capitalizing on the "distraction and ...
Markel’s Q2 Informed by Strong Premium Gains, Except for Workers Comp
Markel Corp.'s second quarter saw a dip in net income even as rate hikes and business growth led to substantial gains for earned premiums. Its combined ratio also came in at a healthy level. "Our ...
Zurich Insurance, Metromile Disclose Their Post-COVID Return-to-Office Plans
Zurich Insurance and Metromile are among a number of industry companies that have plotted post- COVID returns to the office. Like the others who have recently disclosed their plans, they are doing so ...CNA Finished Strong in Q2 After Ransomware Attack
CNA Financial Corp. (CNA) announced second quarter 2021 net income of $368 million versus $151 million in the prior year quarter. The quarter saw improvement in the underlying combined ratio, very ...