Industry News
New FAA Rules Should Expand Commercial Use of Drones
New Federal Aviation Administration rules are expected to clear the way for expanded commercial use of drones, which are increasingly being used by insurers to assess property damage. The updated ...
Save for Cyber, Global Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Begin to Moderate: Marsh
Global commercial insurance pricing continued its double-digit growth in the 2021 first quarter, but the rate of increase dipped for the first time since late 2017, Marsh found in its latest market ...
A Rebound for CNA’s Q1 Net Income, but Catastrophe Losses Soar
CNA Financial Corp. saw its first quarter net income improve dramatically over the previous year, thanks in part to better investment numbers. At the same time, CNA's net pretax catastrophe losses ...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Insurance Executive’s Whistleblower Suit
A federal appellate court upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit filed by an insurance executive who was fired after allegedly submitting false expense reports and encouraging employees ...
Executives On The Move at Buckle, Hippo and AXIS Insurance
The InsurTech Buckle hired a former Farmers Insurance executive in a leadership role. Hippo appointed a number of new executives to its technology team. AXIS Insurance is bringing on a new executive ...
Use Design Thinking to Enhance Employee Experience: Leadership Tips
Want to deliver an optimal employee experience? Practice design thinking by ensuring you provide your team the four F's: form, flow, feeling and function. Form: Clarify your expectations. Employees ...
MGA Startups During COVID Helped Accelerate Digitization: InsurTech Forum Preview
One of the more intriguing InsurTech trends over the last year has been an accelerated push by MGA startups to make insurance easier for consumers in a variety of ways. COVID-19 propelled that ...
Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Insurance Underwriting Income Rebounds; Reinsurance Results Mixed
Berkshire Hathaway saw its insurance earnings improve dramatically overall, after taking a hit the previous year when COVID-struck the world. The Warren Buffet-led conglomerate produced $764 million ...