Industry News
InsurTech Startups Attract Growing List of Traditional Insurer Partners
Listening to Andrew Rear talk about insurers, you wouldn't think he works for one that's been around for 136 years. The 46-year-old head of Munich Re's Digital Partners unit has said the industry is ...
Verisk Acquires Data/Analytics Firm MarketStance for Undisclosed Price
Verisk Analytics disclosed it has snatched up MarketStance, a well-regarded firm that provides property/casualty insurance companies, brokers and agents market intelligence data and analytics. ...
S&P Prediction: InsurTech Will Become Part of Traditional Insurance Landscape
InsurTech has a complementary place in the traditional insurance world, despite remaining uncertainty in the industry about how it will function on a wide scale, Standard & Poor's said in a new ...
The Latest Launches From Philadelphia Insurance, CFC Underwriting and Elephant Auto Insurance
Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has enhanced its fine arts coverage for museums and other cultural institutions. CFC Underwriting is offering a new kidnap & ransom product. Elephant Auto Insurance is ...
Small Business Cyber Risk Awareness Rises: Zurich Survey
One way to reduce cyber risks is to boost awareness of them. In that regard, Zurich Insurance Group says, there has been big progress in terms of getting the word out among small and medium-sized ...
AIG’s Schimek Sees Continued Combined Ratio Improvement in 2017
AIG has made good progress toward achieving its strategic goals of creating "a leaner, more focused, highly profitable commercial insurance organization," according to Robert S. Schimek, executive ...
AIG Europe HQ May Leave London on Brexit Concerns
American International Group, a U.S. insurer, may move its European headquarters from London to another European Union country because of Britain's vote to leave the EU, the head of the AIG's ...
Large Insurers May Gain as a Trump Administration Deregulates
Wide-ranging financial industry deregulation under President-elect Donald Trump could benefit large insurers, particularly those such as AIG and others deemed as systemically important under current ...