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Harvey ‘A Different Storm’ Allstate CEO Says; No Worries About Re Exhaustion
Structural damage from Hurricane Harvey appears lighter than other storms, the chief executive officer of Allstate reported at an investor conference this week, comparing his birds-eye view from a ...
Travelers’ Hurricane Harvey Pretax Losses Could Reach $750M
The Travelers Companies said it will deal with as much as $750 million in pretax catastrophe losses stemming from Hurricane Harvey. It's still early yet, so Travelers disclosed an estimate with a ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
InsurTech Firms Often Help Traditional Reinsurers: JLT Re
A wave of InsurTech startups are entering the re/insurance market—but that's not necessarily a disruptive trend, according to a report published by JLT Re. Indeed, the report points to close ...
Streams of Raw Sewage Overwhelm Cities Slammed by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Hurricane Harvey took aim at one of the nation's most industrial regions, releasing a stream of toxic pollutants from chemical plants, refineries and Superfund sites in Texas. But when its bigger ...
Insurance Holding Company Alleghany Is Selling PacificComp to CopperPoint Mutual for $150M
Alleghany Corp. will sell off workers compensation carrier Pacific Compensation Insurance Company (PacificComp) to a rival for $150 million in cash. Arizona-based CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company ...
MGA Acquisitions Still Hot: GC Securities
With growth prospects becoming rarer in the continuing competitive insurance market, carriers are among three sets of buyers fueling a hot M&A environment for specialized managing general ...
Executive Perspective: Our Time to Lead; Risk Remains When Waters Recede
As I record these thoughts, Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical depression after having lashed Florida and more than a half-dozen Caribbean Islands. The storm led to 6.3 million Florida ...
Munich Re Embraces Driverless Tech With Mobileye Partnership for Commercial Fleets
Auto insurers, faced with rising accident rates and the emergence of autonomous vehicles that could make them obsolete by removing human error, have reason to love and hate driverless technology. ...