Industry News
‘Tender Your Limits’: Plaintiff Lawyers Step Up Demands As Fla. Reform Heads to Gov’s Desk
With the Florida Senate passing a take-no-prisoners tort-reform bill on Thursday, plaintiffs lawyers moved to file tens of thousands of lawsuits before the new restrictions kicked in yesterday. The ...
Hallmark Financial Services CFO Is Now CEO Too
Last week, the board of directors of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. promoted Christopher J. Kenney to become chief executive officer. Kenney, already serving as president and chief financial ...
Female Gig Workers Face 32% Average Pay Gap
Female gig workers in the U.S. make less than males, wear more hats and are more worried about their futures, according to Legal & General Group research. A study sponsored by the group found ...
Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re
Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of $275 billion, of which insurance covered 45 percent, or $125 billion, according to Swiss Re's latest sigma report. Claims from Hurricane ...
Coalition Spots Cybersecurity Weakness With Model Simulating Catastrophic Attacks
Coalition Inc., a cyber insurance provider that tries to curb digital risk, has designed technology that simulates large-scale attacks to help insurers identify potential weaknesses in their ...
Chubb Underwriters to Oil & Gas Clients: Show Us Emission-Cut Plans
Chubb Limited announced new underwriting criteria for oil and gas extraction projects yesterday that will require clients to reduce methane emissions. Methane, a byproduct of oil and gas production, ...
U.S. P/C Industry Underwriting Loss $20B+ Higher in 2022; Reserve Releases Fall
According to data compiled by AM Best, the U.S. property/casualty industry recorded a $26.5 billion net underwriting loss in 2022, $21.5 billion more than the $5 billion underwriting loss the rating ...
Lawsuit Accuses Zuckerberg, Meta of Failing to Address Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and ...