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$22B in H1 Insured Losses Stem Largely From U.S. Storms: Impact Forecasting
Insured losses for natural disaster totaled $22 billion during the first six months of 2017, with the cost stemming in large part from U.S.-focused, hail, heavy winds and tornadoes. Aon Benfield's ...
Starr Becomes Minority Shareholder in Small Business InsurTech CoverWallet
Starr Companies is now a minority shareholder in online small business insurance agency CoverWallet. CoverWallet confirmed the deal that was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. No financial ...
Allianz, GM, BMW, Toyota Invest in Self-Driving Software Startup Nauto
General Motors Co and Japan's Softbank Group Corp are among the latest investors in Nauto, a Silicon Valley startup developing software for self-driving vehicles. Nauto, based in Palo Alto, said on ...
States Couldn’t Impose Driverless Car Rules Under House Panel-Approved Proposal
A U.S. House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping proposal by voice vote to allow automakers to deploy up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust, Chubb, Neon and GCube
AmTrust Financial Services hired an executive to handle business strategy and business development. Chubb has a new Life Sciences Industry practice leader for North America. Neon named a new director ...
Ron Lockton Is Lockton Inc.’s New President and CEO
Lockton Inc.'s president and CEO has resigned, and a scion of the broker's founding family has replaced him. Glenn Spencer left the privately held independent insurance broker for personal reasons, ...
Battle Comes Closer Over New U.S. Rule on Class Action Lawsuits
A U.S. rule years in the making that was intended to restore consumers' ability to band together to sue financial companies could unravel in just a few months as the heads of two federal agencies ...
Travelers Adds Smartphone App to Usage-Based Auto Insurance Option
Travelers is debuting a smartphone app designed to go with its usage-based auto insurance coverage, with an initial launch in two states. Participating customers who use the app and drive safely can ...