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Insurers Back Biden More Than Trump, Give More Money to Republican Congressional Candidates
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has received more funds from insurance industry political committees than President Donald Trump in this 2020 election cycle. Biden has received $5.5 ...
U.S. Businesses Stock Up on Insurance Cover Over Fears of Post-Election Chaos
Retailers, pharmacies, liquor stores and other merchants across the United States are gobbling up insurance that protects buildings from damage caused by societal unrest, worried about possible ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg: Hardening Market Is a ‘Very Healthy Trend’
Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg looks around and sees a hardening market that is spreading and accelerating in multiple ways, something he termed as a long-overdue development. "I see it as a ...
Executives On The Move at QBE North America, The Hartford and W.R. Berkley Corp.
QBE North America filled two regional leadership roles with a promotion from within and a former AIG executive. The Hartford appointed a new board member. W.R. Berkley Corp. chose a new president of ...
Hurricane Zeta Brings Damaging Winds, Storm Surge to Louisiana
Hurricane Zeta was poised to crash into Louisiana on Wednesday with a "life-threatening storm surge" and winds that will reach far inland, the state's sixth lashing this year from a Gulf Coast storm. ...
InsurTech VC Breaks Records in Q3; Mid-Tier Startup Funding Shrinks
InsurTech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into InsurTech began, with $2.5 billion raised by InsurTech firms across 104 deals during the ...
Root Raises $724.4M, an IPO Victory for the Auto Insurance Startup
Automobile insurance startup Root Inc sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range, to raise $724.4 million, the company said. Root, which has ...
Chubb Turns in Q3 Profit Despite Massive Catastrophe Losses
Chubb's net income grew by 9 percent in the 2020 third quarter, something that Chair and CEO Evan Greenberg credited to rate hikes and improving underwriting conditions despite a tough environment ...