Industry News
The Hartford’s Q2 Net Income Is 94% Higher Than Last Year
The Hartford reported $900 million in net income in the 2021 second quarter, a 94 percent jump from second quarter 2020. Core earnings of $836 million were up 91 percent from second quarter 2020. ...
UK Drone Insurer Flock Raises $17M for Planned Expansion
British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday. Flock started out ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Expects Steadier Commercial Rate Hikes Going Forward
Insurance industry analysts asked for years about when rates in the mainline property/casualty commercial insurance market would harden. Now that they have, Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg was ...USAA Boosts Diversity Initiatives With New Executive Hire
USAA has hired its first-ever head of diversity initiatives at the organization. Bryan Gingrich will serve as Vice President of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, a new role at the Texas-based ...
Business Travelers Aren’t Rushing Back to Flying Just Yet
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers. Their absence is noteworthy because they are a key ...
Global InsurTech Investment Reaches Record $7.4B for H1 2021: Willis Towers Watson
InsurTech venture investment keeps climbing ever higher, with new records reached for the second quarter as well as the first half of 2021, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson report on the ...
U.S. P/C Net Income Grows to $20B in Q1, but Combined Ratio Worsens: APCIA/ISO Report
U.S. private/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes jump to $20 billion in the 2021 first quarter, but their combined ratio worsened compared to the same period a year ago, according to a ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: Don’t Ban Ransomware Payments (Except Maybe Cryptocurrency)
How can insurers and society combat ransomware? Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is doubling down against outlawing ransomware payments to address the issue. He appears to make an exception, ...