Industry News
New InsurTech Financings: Software, SaaS Platform and Bicycle Insurance
Recent InsurTech funding announcements include a French company developing enterprise software products and services for credit and surety insurers; a Nevada-based SaaS-based digital insurance ...
Storm Ciara (AKA Sabine) Could Cause $2B in Insured Losses: RMS
Total insured property losses from storm Ciara, which was named Sabine in Germany, could be between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion euros ($1.2 billion-$1.95 billion), catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS ...
Early AI initiatives in personal auto have largely focused on improving efficiency within individual functions, from claims and customer service...
SCOR Buys Majority Stake in Brazil MGA Focused on Agriculture
Global reinsurer SCOR said it has acquired a majority stake in AgroBrasil, an MGA focused on distributing fruit and grain loss of crop quality and yield insurance protection to Brazilian farmers. ...
AIG Will Spend $1.3B Over 3 Years on Modernization Initiative
American International Group said it will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years in its massive AIG 200 initiative, which is designed to revamp and improve core processes, technology ...
Carriers Rush to Exclude Coronavirus Epidemic From Event-Cancellation Policies
Businesses looking to buy cancellation insurance for events around the world will not be able to get cover for the new coronavirus outbreak, industry sources said, as insurers rush to exclude the ...
Kenyan Startup Sells Insurance Starting at $1 a Month
A Kenyan startup that offers insurance from as little as $1 a month is betting the market for small policies will eventually make money, even if the metrics are pointing in the other direction. "To ...
AIG’s Q4 Profit Exceeds Estimates; P/C Underwriting Rebound Continues
Insurer American International Group Inc on Thursday reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates, as the company booked an underwriting income in its general insurance business. AIG, one of the ...
Arch Capital’s Net Income Grew; Insurance Combined Ratio Still Above 100
Arch Capital Group Ltd. ended 2019 with a number of things in its favor. The Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer saw its net income climb significantly higher in the fourth quarter and its ...