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Berkley CEO Warns ‘Clouds Are Beginning to Build’ for Workers Comp
While the market is hardening and rates are increasing for nearly every commercial insurance line, workers compensation remains stubbornly soft. That reality is something that W.R. Berkley's CEO ...
Online Insurance Marketplace Policygenius Pulls in $100M From AXA and Others
Online insurance marketplace Policygenius raised $100 million in new financing. The company plans to use the money for hiring, to propel growth and for broader consumer financial protection products ...
Brexit Arrives, While Scotland Keeps Fighting for Independence
As jubilant Brexit supporters gather to celebrate the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, Scotland is digging in to its position as the last bastion of political resistance. First Minister ...
Brexit Transition Period Ahead for UK, EU Insurers: A.M. Best
As of Jan. 31, 2020, Brexit is finally here. But the UK's departure from the European Union shouldn't have any immediate impact on UK or EU insurers, A.M. Best said in its latest commentary. That ...
Insurer Group Says Proposed California Regs Could Ax Discounts for Millions
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association testified in opposition to draft regulations they say could eliminate many affinity group insurance discount programs during a pre-notice workshop ...
InsurTech Investments Reach New Highs, Even as Many Startups Quietly Shut Down
InsurTech investments reached an historic high in 2019, according to a new briefing on the sector from Willis Towers Watson. But 2019 also capped a three-year period where many InsurTech startups ...
U.S. Refiners, Chemical Plants Cut Insurance Cover After Severe Accidents Boost Costs
U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the cost of coverage, industry and insurance sources said. With less ...
Slice Labs Rolls Out Four AI, Machine Learning-Focused Risk Reduction Services
Slice Labs said it has started marketing four new services centered around artificial intelligence and machine learning that are designed to more proactively and intelligently protect carriers, ...