U.S.
Latest California Wildfires Have Produced More Than $9B in Insurance Claims
Insurance claims from the recent spate of California wildfires, including one ranked as the most deadly and destructive in state history, have topped $9 billion and are expected to grow, the state ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo International and Nationwide
Sompo International Holdings said it is boosting its cyber insurance capacity through the launch of a new U.S. team focused on the risk as well as a number of new products and services. Nationwide is ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
AXIS Gains S&P Outlook Upgrade, as Strategic Initiatives Elicit Support
AXIS Capital Holdings won an outlook upgrade from Standard & Poor's Global Ratings as well as an affirmation of its other ratings, thanks to growing confidence in its various strategic ...
AIG Returns to CLO Market for First Sale Since 2008 Financial Crisis
American International Group Inc. has returned to the red-hot collateralized loan obligation market as an asset manager with its first sale since the financial crisis. The $500 million transaction is ...
J&J Begins Settling Claims Asserting It Knowingly Sold Defective Hip Implants
Johnson & Johnson has begun settling consumers' claims that it sold artificial hips knowing they were defective, marking the first settlements in the seven-year-old litigation. A federal judge in ...
U.S., Britain Sign Post-Brexit Covered Agreement for Insurance
The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday they intended to sign a new bilateral insurance agreement with Britain that will provide insurance market regulatory certainty ...
Sweden’s Wildfires Just One Sign of Growing European Climate Disaster
Hannele Arvonen, the owner of one of Sweden's largest lumber yards, is spending the winter months planning for a new and unexpected threat to her business: regular wildfires raging just south of the ...
Millennial Business Owners More Likely to Work With Insurance Agents: Nationwide Survey
Millennial business owners are more likely to work with insurance agents than those in other generations. What's more, they're seeking agent counsel on a variety of financial issues, according to ...