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House Mulling 7 Proposals to Renew/Reform National Flood Insurance Program
House lawmakers are weighing seven proposals to renew and reform the federal flood insurance program, an area where there is a good amount of bipartisan agreement that something should be done and ...
Hiscox/Bold Penguin Partnership Envisions Online Future for Commercial Lines P/C Agents
Hiscox inked a new partnership deal with Bold Penguin, an InsurTech startup known for an online marketplace portal for commercial lines property/casualty agents. Neither side is disclosing financial ...
Recently we explored how specialty insurance markets emerge and the signals that help MGAs distinguish a lasting opportunity from temporary...
Anbang’s Woes Worsen as China Asks Lenders to Halt Business Ties
Pressure is building on Anbang Insurance Group Co. as Chinese banks distance themselves from the owner of New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel amid a wide-ranging government probe that landed Chairman Wu ...
Insurers Adapt to Terror Attacks on Western Cities
The changing nature of attacks in Western cities has led insurers to offer new policies, from straightforward cover for business lost due to police cordons to more risky compensation for declines in ...
Blockchain and Insurance: The Time Is Right, But for What?
Twenty years ago, people who thought that the Internet would completely transform business processes would have been right—but they could also have lost a lot of money investing in "dot com" ...
U.S. Senate Trio Plan to Introduce Self-Driving Car Legislation
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators said on Tuesday they planned to introduce legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks to the introduction of self-driving cars, including sorting out conflicts ...
Neon Acquires Sapphire Underwriters, Gains Local Offshore Market Presence
Neon, the specialist Lloyd's insurer, has acquired Sapphire Underwriters from Heritage Group for an undisclosed price. In acquiring Sapphire, Neon (formerly Marketform) is getting a UK-based Lloyd's ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, CNA, Allianz Global Assistance and More
Chubb boosted its insurance capacity for terrorism, political violence and war risks. CNA launched a new Affinity Programs unit within its specialty arm. Allianz Global Assistance will team with ...