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Chubb Predicts an Estimated $225M in Pretax Losses From California Wildfires
Chubb Ltd. said that the latest round of California wildfires caused an estimated $225 million in pre-tax losses that will ding its 2018 fourth-quarter results. Those losses hit $195 million after ...
Last-Ditch Effort Begins to Pass Self-Driving Car Bill
Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill. Staff for ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Cannabis Industry Has ‘Really Strong Need’ for Specialty Insurance: Expert Perspective
There's "still a really strong need" for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the ...
The Hartford Acquires Y-Risk, an MGA Focused on the Sharing Economy
The Hartford has acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter focused on the sharing and on-demand economy, from Allstar Financial Group Inc. Neither side is disclosing financial terms. Y-Risk ...
#MeToo Era Leaves Male Execs Forming Controversial Strategies Covering Interactions With Women
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don't sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. In fact, as a wealth adviser put it, just hiring a woman ...
Flood Insurance, Terrorism Cover, FIO Will Be on the 2019 P/C Congressional Agenda
Reform and long-term renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program will be high on the property/casualty insurance industry's agenda when the new Congress begins its work in January 2019. Congress ...
Carriers Will Increasingly Turn to the Cloud in 2019: Deloitte Prediction
Insurers are poised to increasingly embrace the cloud and related technologies in 2019, according to predictions Deloitte makes in a new report. Deloitte argues that for the insurance industry, an ...
Expect at Least $2.5B in Insured Losses From Calif. Woolsey Fire: AIR Worldwide
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates at least $2.5 billion in insured losses from the Woolsey Fire in Southern California. AIR said that its estimate of insured losses is based on ...