Industry News
Litigation Funders Deployed $3.2B in U.S. Investments Last Year
Companies that finance U.S. commercial lawsuits in exchange for a cut of any recoveries upped their investments last year, committing $3.2 billion, according to a new report. That represents a 16 ...
Goose Insurance Closes $4M Series A Funding Round
Goose Insurance Services announced that it closed a $4 million Series A funding round led by Axis Insurance Managers, with participation from Impression Ventures, Real Ventures, and Manchester Story. ...
Tech Bytes: New Partnerships at Broker Buddha, Orion180, Cloverleaf Analytics
Broker Buddha, a client digital engagement platform for insurance agencies, announced its partnership with Herald, which builds digital infrastructure for commercial insurance. The partnership aims ...
Markets/Coverages: Brit Renews and Expands Flagship Cyber Consortium
Brit Ltd. announced the renewal and planned expansion of its leading cyber consortium, Brit Cyber Attack Plus (BCAP), a cyber product designed to protect clients from the impact of physical damage ...
AIG Sees Q4 Profit Fall but General Insurance Underwriting Jumps 27%
Fourth-quarter 2022 net income attributable to American International Group common shareholders fell to $264 million from about $3.7 billion the year prior, but the insurer's general insurance ...
Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Firms Increased by 87% in 2022
Ransomware attacks against industrial organizations increased by 87 percent in 2022 from the year before, with most malicious software targeting the manufacturing sector, according to findings ...
Unfavorable Reserve Development of $330M in January: Progressive
Progressive Corp. said net income for the month of January was $449.4 million compared with $25.8 million the same month in 2022 as gains on securities were $245.6 million from a loss of $348 million ...
AXIS Capital Commits to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced its commitment to a 50 percent absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 across its global operations. The action is the ...