U.S.
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 ...
What Distinguishes This Market? Here’s Lockton Re Leaders’ Insights
Lockton Re's Tim Gardner, global CEO, and Ross Howard, global chairman, have been through their share of hard markets. Like many in the reinsurance business, they agree no two hard markets are ...
Dozens of Businesses Urge U.S. Carriers to Stop Covering Fossil Fuel Producers
A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in fossil fuel producers. In a letter, companies including outdoor-gear producer ...
How Insurance Industry Might Respond if a Pandemic Is an Act of Terror
Imagine a scenario where COVID-19 was manufactured in a lab and was released as an act of terror. Tracey Gibbons, senior vice present, Underwriting, at Third Point Re, considers this possibility ...
The Latest Launches From Neptune Flood, Zurich North America and More
Neptune Flood has expanded the scope of its flood insurance products. Zurich North America launched an Occupational Accident & Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for nonsubscribers ...
Prediction: Coronavirus Will Have Severe Impact on Social Inflation
Claims inflation for the commercial liability business will increase through 2020, although it was accelerating even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. This trend, known as social inflation, has ...
Canada’s Manulife Will Start Selling COVID-19 Related Travel Insurance Product
Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp will restore some coverage for coronavirus-related trip interruptions in a new travel insurance policy that also includes COVID-19 in its emergency medical ...