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MetLife Looking to Sell P/C Auto and Home Biz: KBW
MetLife is pursuing a sale of its property/casualty auto and home insurance business, according to a report by analysts following the company Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) analysts, Ryan Krueger ...
Next Insurance Pursues New Financing Valuing the Startup at $2.25B
Next Insurance is in talks to raise new capital in a round that values the insurance technology startup at about $2.25 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Alphabet Inc.'s CapitalG ...
Beazley Revamps U.S. Executive Risk Leadership Team
Beazley has restructured its Executive Risk leadership team in the United States. The goal, according to the company: To support greater knowledge sharing and collaboration among the team's global ...
Daimler Will Pay $2.2B to Resolve U.S. Govt. Diesel Emissions Case
Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a U.S. government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 U.S. vehicle owners, court documents show. The German automaker and its ...
Pandemic Leaves Many Workers Anxious About Returning to Office
The coronavirus pandemic has left a majority of workers feeling worried and anxious about returning to the office once their workplaces reopen, according to a new University of Phoenix survey. ...
Assessment of Hurricane Sally’s Flood Damage Begins
As an Alabama resident, Toby Wallace has seen his fair share of hurricane damage working for the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he handles flood insurance claims. But that did not ...
State Farm Makes an Acquisition for the First Time
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is acquiring Dallas-based nonstandard auto insurer, GAINSCO, in a $400 million cash transaction. It will be the first time in State Farm's 98-year history ...
ITC Promises to Maximize Networking With One-Month Virtual Conference Delay
InsureTech Connect has postponed its annual (now virtual) fall conference by one month, four days before it was scheduled to go live. ITC, which produces one of the world's largest insurance ...