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InsurTech Founders Are Often Not Insurance Industry Veterans
As InsurTech companies increase in number and scope, the P/C industry may be surprised about one thing: only a small number of founders may actually be insurance industry veterans. So says, Tim ...
Drowsiness a Problem for Teen Drivers: Liberty Mutual
More than half (56 percent) of licensed teens admit to having driven when they felt too tired to drive their best, and almost a third (32 percent) are driving drowsy at least sometimes, according to ...
Insurance Industry Urged to Weigh Shift to Intangible Risks
Panelists at a New York event hosted last week by Lloyd's, the world's specialist insurance market, and the American Security Project, a nonpartisan national security think-tank, urged the insurance ...
North Carolina Buildings Sustained $1.5B in Hurricane Matthew Damage
North Carolina emergency officials have estimated that the destructive and deadly Hurricane Matthew caused $1.5 billion worth of damage to more than 100,000 homes, businesses and government buildings ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, AXIS and Take1 Insurance
XL Catlin added cyber insurance as optional coverage in its professional liability cover for design professionals. AXIS Capital Holdings will start offering U.S. customers cybersecurity ratings data ...
British Banks Underplay Cyber Attacks, Fearing Bad Publicity or Punishment
Britain's banks are not reporting the full extent of cyber attacks to regulators for fear of punishment or bad publicity, bank executives and providers of security systems say. Reported attacks on ...
Fla.’s Hurricane Matthew Damage Claims Already Over $218M
Property damage caused by Hurricane Matthew has spawned over $218 million in insurance claims so far in Florida, according to state officials, much less than the multibillion-dollar toll initially ...
AllianceBernstein Takes $7B Hit as AIG Cuts Asset Manager Ties
AllianceBernstein Holding LP became another victim of the hedge fund rout when American International Group Inc. decided to wind down a six-year relationship with the asset manager. AIG was the "most ...