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The Latest Launches From Coalition and AIR Worldwide
Coalition is debuting a free, publicly available cybersecurity and risk assessment tool. Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide released a Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for ...
California Utility on the Hotseat Over Cable That Failed Before Massive Wildfire
A federal judge overseeing the probation of utility giant PG&E Corp. is demanding information on a power line that failed minutes before a massive wildfire broke out last month in Northern ...
Every insurance claim tells a story, but rarely in a single document. Instead, that narrative unfolds across adjuster notes, medical...
Samsung Fire & Marine Completes Strategic Investment in Canopius
Canopius Group Ltd. said Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has completed a strategic investment in its business. The investment, first disclosed in May, will support Canopius's growth arising from ...
GEICO Looking to Hire Hundreds of Associates for Kansas City Office
GEICO said it is looking to add about 400 new associates to its one-year-old Kansas City office over the next 12 months. The insurer is accepting applications for sales and customer service reps, ...
For Lemonade, Pink in Germany Is (at Least Temporarily) Verboten
Just months after expanding into Germany, the InsurTech Lemonade is in a tussle there over rights to use the color pink. Lemonade, which sells home and renters insurance electronically and relies on ...
Insurers, Others Face New EU Disclosure Rules on Responsible Investments
European Union finance ministers are set to adopt new rules this week that will require asset managers, insurers and pension funds to disclose environmental and social risks in their investments from ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Tops Profit Forecasts, Despite Trade Drag and Record Cash
Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit rose more than analysts expected, as growth in several business lines offset the drag from trade tensions and tariffs and ...
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance P/C Premiums Jump, and Other Q3 Earnings Takeaways
For Berkshire Hathaway Inc., profits from its stake in Kraft Heinz Co. were better late than never. Almost a third of the jump in Berkshire's third-quarter earnings came from finally recording its ...