Industry News
Allstate Will Insure California Homes Again, Under One Condition
Allstate Corp. will end its years-long pause on underwriting in California as soon as the state regulator adopts proposed regulatory changes to make it easier for insurers to raise rates, according ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at bolttech, Verisk, Chubb
International InsurTech bolttech announced its expansion into the Middle East with the launch of its partnership with stc Group, a telecommunications company. bolttech's collaboration with stc Group ...
ICEYE Announces Agreement for $93M Growth Funding Round
ICEYE, a provider of synthetic aperture radar satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural catastrophe solutions, announced that a definitive agreement was signed ...
Global Insurance Prices Continue Moderating as Rates Decline in Most Regions: Marsh
Global commercial insurance rates increased by 1 percent on average in the first quarter of 2024, compared with a 2 percent increase in Q4 2023, according to the Global Insurance Market Index ...
Munich Re Specialty Launches FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap Product in California
Munich Re Specialty Insurance is launching a FAIR Plan Commercial Wrap, available to commercial insureds in California who seek comprehensive coverage in tandem with their FAIR Plan coverage. MRSI's ...
FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule ...
E&S Property In Focus: Competition Up, Price Momentum Waning
During separate earnings conference calls this week, executives of two property/casualty specialty writers—W.R. Berkley Corp. and RLI Corp.—signaled a changing E&S property insurance market. ...
Fitch: U.S. Cyber Insurers Saw Strong Profits, Slowdown in Premium Growth in 2023
The U.S. cyber insurance line generated strong direct underwriting profits for the second straight year in 2023, but written premium volume has stalled amid renewed pricing pressure, according to a ...