Industry News
The SEC’s New Disclosure Rules and Cyber, D&O Coverage
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in July adopted rules that require public companies to disclose certain information about their cyber risk. The rules, originally proposed in March 2022, ...
Perils, CyberAcuView Launch U.S. Cyber Industry Loss Index
A U.S.-focused Cyber Industry Loss Index has been launched by Zurich-based Perils and CyberAcuView, an independent U.S.-based organization formed by leading cyber insurers, to keep capital flowing in ...
The Latest Launches from NEXT, Howden, McKenzie Intelligence Services
NEXT Insurance, a digital small business insurer, announced it is expanding its insurance offerings for small businesses with the launch of commercial umbrella/excess liability in 41 states and the ...
CLARA Analytics Raises $24M in Series C, Furthers AI Adoption
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence technology for insurance claims optimization, announced its $24 million Series C funding. This brings its total funding to $60 million. The ...
U.S. Weather Disasters Set Billion-Dollar Record With Months To Go
The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia's watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for the number of weather disasters that cost $1 billion or more. And there's still ...
Most Consider Insurance Pricing Factors Fair, But Half Struggle to Pay
How insurers price personal auto and homeowners policies is fair, according to most Americans, but nearly half (47 percent) said paying for coverage was a challenge, a newly-released Insurance ...
First-Half U.S. P/C Underwriting Loss Just $2B Shy of Full-Year Loss for ’22
The net underwriting loss total for the U.S. property/casualty industry, $24.5 billion, is $2 billion less than total losses recorded for all of 2022, according to a new AM Best report. Catastrophe ...
Wait ‘Til 2025: The Hartford Won’t See Auto Profit Next Year
Even after putting through 20 percent rate hikes over the course of this year, The Hartford needs another round of similar magnitude next year, the insurance company's leader said recently. The ...