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CEO Viewpoint: FEMA Flood Insurance Pricing Methodology Revamp a Positive Move
By now, you've probably heard of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's effort to revamp its method of assigning prices to the National Flood Insurance Program's policies, which took effect on ...
The Nonstandard Auto Market’s Positive Momentum Could Face Potholes From Inflation, Loss Severity Issues
Players in the U.S. nonstandard auto insurance segment may find that return to pre-pandemic norms, with greater loss-cost pressures along with elevated inflation and supply chain issues, may ...
MGA Startup Kettle Raises $25M, With Plans to Expand Wildfire Reinsurance Protection
Reinsurance MGA startup Kettle raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Homebrew, True Ventures, Anthemis, Valor, DCVC, and LowerCarbon Capital. The San ...
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart Found Liable in Opioid Crisis
CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. helped create a public-health crisis by failing to properly monitor opioid prescriptions, the drug industry's latest loss in the expanding ...
Phillips Claims FDA’s Ventilator Safety Issues May Be Overestimated
Dutch medical equipment maker Philips on Wednesday said U.S. regulators might have overestimated the number of safety issues raised by customers related to its recall of ventilators in which a ...
PartnerRe’s Q3 Premiums Grew; Catastrophe Losses Hurt Income
PartnerRe Ltd., once again in line to be acquired by France's Covéa, finished its 2021 third quarter with large catastrophic losses, double digit premium hikes and a big drop in net income. The ...
Insurers See Victory in Infrastructure Bill’s Embrace of Marijuana Impairment Research
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that became law last week earmarks billions for projects to improve safety for cars and trucks and protect properties from floods and wildfires. But one of the ...
Lloyd’s, Travelers, Other Insurers Lose in JPMorgan Appeal Over Bear Stearns Settlement
New York's highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear ...