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Telematics Does Indeed Shape Many Drivers’ Behavior: IRC Survey
With auto insurers such as Progressive and Allstate increasingly using telematics as an underwriting tool, the question remains as to whether the technology will truly influences drivers to be safer ...
Raised M&A Offer Possible as Willis/Towers Watson Adjourn Shareholder Merger Votes for 2 Days
Towers Watson & Co said it adjourned a shareholder meeting on Wednesday after failing to muster enough support for its $18 billion merger with insurance broker Willis Group Holdings in a move ...
European Insurers Hit with Highest Tianjin Explosion Losses
Insurer Talanx AG's $122 million loss from port explosions at Tianjin, one of China's worst industrial disasters, takes the net hit incurred by insurers across Europe, the U.S., Bermuda and Asia to ...
Watch This Video: PCI’s Wienecke Outlines Bipartisan Industry Agenda
A replacement collision parts bill. State-based regulation. Flood insurance. These are some of the high priority legislative issues for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America this ...
XL Catlin Maintains Positive Fitch Ratings Assessment
Fitch Ratings remains cautious optimistic about XL Group, corporate parent of the newly merged XL Catlin, maintaining it previous positive assessment of the global insurer and reinsurer. Fitch said ...
Willis, Ebix Eye 1,000-Plus Carriers With Launch of Global Electronic Accounting Platform
Willis Group Holdings and Ebix, Inc. are targeting more than 1,000 carriers with a new a global electronic accounting platform designed to help speed cash flow and settle claims more quickly for ...
CAS Launches Program Leading to Predictive Analytics, Data Science Credentials
Specialists in predictive analytics and data science will soon be able to add credentials reflecting their expertise to their résumés and business cards, provided they meet the requirements of a ...
For-Profit College Operator Must Pay $95.5M to Settle Recruitment Violation Suit
Education Management Corp., an operator of for-profit colleges, agreed to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit for $95.5 million. The accord was announced Monday by the U.S. Justice and Education ...