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Executives On The Move at A.M. Best and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
The head of A.M. Best Ratings Services is retiring, and his replacement will come from within the organization. A veteran QBE executive is joining Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance in a ...
Root Insurance, Goodyear Ally to Boost Auto Policyholder Services
Root Insurance sealed a collaboration deal with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that will allow its auto insurance policyholders to access tire purchase and installation services. "We are ...
InsurTech Utopia Driven by Data Sharing Impeded by Data Ownership Uncertainty
Insurers need to learn to share their data if they want to take full advantage of the mountain of information generated from connected devices, insurtech executives say. Along the way, somebody's got ...
Report: China Hacked Eight Major Computer Services Firms to Steal Commercial Secrets
Hackers working for China's Ministry of State Security broke into networks of eight of the world's biggest technology service providers in an effort to steal commercial secrets from their clients, ...
Kentucky Makes a Major InsurTech Overture, Drawing National Interest
On March 26, 2019, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed new legislation that establishes the nation's first comprehensive insurance regulatory "Sandbox," making the Commonwealth of Kentucky a true ...
InsurTech HomeZada Wins NAIC Startup Pitch Competition
A consumer home management software startup won the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' startup pitch competition. The winner is California-based HomeZada, an InsurTech whose consumer ...
The Latest Launches From AIR Worldwide, Ironshore and AXA XL
AIR Worldwide has expanded an inland flood model for Central Europe and updated part of its coastal flood model for Great Britain. An Ironshore division streamlined a policy offering so it can be ...
Chubb, Chaucer, Other Lloyd’s Underwriters Team to Develop Products for New and Emerging Risks
Lloyd's underwriters including Chubb, Chaucer, Beazley and Hiscox are teaming up on a new initiative designed to quicken insurance/reinsurance product development for new and emerging risks. Known as ...