Industry News
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Bring 13 Named Storms
There's a lot of reasons people think 13 is an unlucky number. This year may add another. At least 13 storm systems should reach tropical strength and get a name in 2019, with five becoming ...
New Slice Labs Unit Relies on AI, Machine Learning to Help Clients Fine-Tune Their Operations
Slice Labs Inc., known for its on-demand insurance cloud platform, recently launched a new business unit. The division, named Slice Mind, centers around an "insight engine that helps companies with ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
3 Ways InsurTech Software Convergence Can Boost Customer Service and Business Growth
There's been a huge surge in software development aimed at improving efficiency across the insurance value chain. In fact, InsurTech is now a half-billion-dollar industry, expected to top $1.1 ...
Brexit Continues Pushing UK Financial Jobs Out of the Country: Think Tank
Financial firms in Britain continue to shift business to new European Union hubs and won't stop unless Brexit is canceled, a think tank told British lawmakers on Wednesday. William Wright, head of ...
UK Specialty MGA Nexus Buys an MGA and a Broker
UK specialty managing general agent Nexus Group lived up to its description as an "acquisitive insurance intermediary holding company," with the purchase this week of an MGA and an insurance broker. ...
American Family Insurance Will Pay $1 Billion for Ameriprise Auto & Home
Ameriprise Financial is selling its Ameriprise Auto & Home (AAH) division to a subsidiary of Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. (American Family Insurance), the ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re America and Beazley
Munich Re America now has a personal lines homesharing insurance product designed for folks who rent their homes out for a profit in the U.S. Beazley has added two new product lines to its broker ...
April Renewals Achieve Rate Hike Range From Flat to 25 Percent: Willis Re
While there were no signs of generalized rate hardening during the April 1, 2019 renewal season, reinsurers have adopted a "rational" rating approach, asking for price increases of up to 25 percent, ...