Industry News
At Long Last, AIG Achieves a General Insurance Unit Underwriting Profit
Insurer American International Group Inc reported first-quarter earnings that trounced Wall Street estimates on Monday, as its general insurance business posted its first underwriting profit since ...
Carriers, Agents Gain Plenty by Keeping Small Biz Customers Happy With Claims Processing
If carriers and agents can handle their small business clients' claims well, they could be better positioned to keep their customers happy. Approximately 94 percent of small business owners who said ...
‘Project Owl’ Wi-Fi Network May Be Easy Way to Save Lives During Natural Disasters
From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters. They have designed tiny ...
‘I Worry Much More About Progressive’ Than Tesla, Buffett Says
Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett said he isn't worried about recent assertions by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk that the electric car maker could offer a more compelling insurance product ...
RLI Corp. CFO Brown to Retire, Other Execs Promoted
RLI Corp. said its chief financial officer is retiring, and the specialty insurer disclosed a number of other executive changes. CFO Thomas Brown, who is also a senior vice president, will retire on ...
Warren Buffett’s Likely Successors Speak Up at Berkshire’s Annual Meeting
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting often features questions about the challenges and strategies of whoever succeeds Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett. This year, investors got ...
Berkshire Hathaway Swings to Profit; GEICO Underwriting Profit Rises
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said gains in its stock investments fueled a big first-quarter profit, while improved results from its GEICO auto insurer and BNSF railroad units ...
Financial Institutions Spend Plenty on Cybersecurity, but Money Isn’t Everything
Cybersecurity is becoming a costly endeavor for insurers and other financial institutions, but plan design and implementation can matter even more, according to a report released recently by Deloitte ...