Industry News
Former Liberty Actuary Talks ‘Openly’ About Launching Upmarket HO Insurer
Keep an eye out for Openly, a new digitally-sophisticated upmarket homeowners insurer catering to independent agents. According to Ty Harris, founder and CEO, Openly will launch in early 2019 in a ...
A Different World for Underwriters: Profits Shift to Lines That Were Loss Leaders
For property/casualty underwriters, today's operating environment may seems like an insurance-themed episode of The Twilight Zone, with lines they counted on for profits turning into problems and ...
Liberty Mutual’s Safeco to Take EMC’s Agency Personal Lines Biz
With an intention to focus on commercial, reinsurance and life insurance business going forward, EMC Insurance Companies announced an agreement with Safeco Insurance related to its existing personal ...
Catastrophes Give Insurers a Chance to Show Their Humanity, Says W.R. Berkley’s CEO
The aftermath of Hurricane Michael and other catastrophes this fall gives insurers a chance to show that they care about more than just numbers, W.R. Berkley's president and CEO said. "Hopefully this ...
The Hartford Boosted Q3 Profit With Lower Taxes, Higher Premiums and Acquisition Bounty
The Hartford booked significantly higher net income during its 2018 third quarter, thanks largely to higher returns in several lines and lower taxes. Third quarter 2018 net profit came in at $427 ...
American Family/Main Street America Merger Finalizes on Oct. 31
Policyholder members at Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. have approved the company's merger with Florida's Main Street America Group Mutual Holdings Inc. More ...
UK Attorney General Is Latest Hurdle to a Brexit Deal
When Theresa May promoted a little-known, pro-Brexit lawyer to be attorney general in July, she hoped he would be the right man to take on the legal complexities of the U.K.'s divorce talks with the ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley Corp. and AXIS Capital Holdings
W.R. Berkley Corp. promoted two executives: one within its Berkley Public Entity arm and the other at its Admiral Insurance Unit. AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. appointed an executive to its board of ...