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State Auto Loses $114.6M in Q1 Due to Investment, Catastrophe Losses
State Auto Financial Corp. lost $114.6 million in the 2020 first quarter and said its combined ratio climbed above 107. Investment and catastrophe losses were behind the results. At the same time, ...
If Passed, Bills to Nullify BI Exclusions Could Prove Disastrous: AM Best
Legislation to nullify business interruption (BI) exclusions in some states could have disastrous consequences for the P/C insurance industry if passed, potentially wiping out up to 50 percent of ...
Executives On the Move at Everest Re Group, BHSI and Zurich
Everest Re Group promoted a veteran executive to a newly created position within its Reinsurance division. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance added a risk control consultant to its property team ...
AIG President Zaffino on Surviving COVID-19: Ongoing Adaptation Is Key
If there's one thing that AIG's top leaders have tried to get across, it is this: COVID-19 is like nothing else the industry has faced, it will impact nearly every part of what insurers do in the ...
AXIS Gets an A.M. Best Ratings Downgrade; Q1 Losses Hit $185M
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. must deal with a ratings downgrade issued by A.M. Best over concerns about its financial performance. On May 5, A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength rating to "A" ...
Neptune Partnerships Help Double Its Lloyd’s Capacity
Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd's. Neptune, a Lloyd's Coverholder since 2017, is now working ...
CM Virtual Summit Preview: Future InsurTechs Might Rely More on Bootstrapping
While the coronavirus pandemic is widely expected to force a big drop in InsurTech venture capital investment, some experts suggest the industry will still see plenty of startups. This time, however, ...
COVID-19 Pushes AIG’s P/C Insurance Business Into the Red
After years of losses and just 12 months of underwriting income, American International Group's property/casualty business has lost money again. For that, COVID-19 is to blame. AIG said the P/C arm ...