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Allstate Debuts Revamped Commercial Insurance Quoting Platform; Pledges Policy in 5 Minutes
Allstate debuted a revamped commercial insurance quoting platform that it said will help small business owners buy a policy in about 5 minutes. Allstate's move comes with the emergence of InsureTech ...
French Utility Boosts Defense of Water Supply From Cyber Security Risk
Veolia Environnement SA, the French utility that provided drinking water to 100 million people last year, has beefed up cyber security to protect installations from hackers. "Cyber crime is the main ...
Hurricane Matthew Damage Won’t Harm Most Insurer Ratings: A.M. Best
A.M. Best does not anticipate a significant number of rating actions related to Hurricane Matthew, as most rated insurance carriers have sufficient capital and appropriate reinsurance programs in ...
Slow Canadian Wildfire Insurance Payments Spur Anger in Burnt-Out City
Some five months after the wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray were extinguished, anger over red tape and the slow pace of insurance payouts and permit issuance is flaring in the remote northern ...
VW Pursues Final Approval of $14.7B Emissions Deal; Vehicle Fix Still Pending
Volkswagen AG is asking for a final sign-off on its $14.7 billion settlement with drivers as it continues to seek regulators' approval of a fix for 482,000 pollution-spewing vehicles still on U.S. ...
AIG Selling Fairfax Financial Some Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe Operations
American International Group will sell off some of its Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe operations to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., and the two companies in turn expect to form a ...
Small Business Owners Remain Unprepared for Cyber Attacks: Nationwide
Small business owners remain woefully underprepared to address the risk of cyber attacks and respond when they happen, Nationwide found in a new survey. Just 22 percent of respondents said that they ...
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 ...