Assurant News
Veteran Assurant CEO Colberg to Retire at Year-End; Demmings to Replace Him
Assurant CEO Alan Colberg plans to retire at the end of 2021, and the company has designed Keith Demmings to replace him. Demmings, currently the leader of Assurant's Global Lifestyle segment, has ...
Executives On The Move at Assurant, Liberty Mutual and Guy Carpenter
Assurant made some new executive appointments as part of some organizational changes. Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, named a new head of Casualty in Germany. ...
The Latest Launches From Hippo, Assurant and More
Hippo Insurance is linking with Neptune Flood to provide quick flood insurance as part of the home insurance buying process. Home telematics maker Roost partnered with a Montana-based insurer to ...
Assurant Revamps With an Eye on Growth and Greater Technology Use
Assurant revamped its operating structure and made a new senior management appointments – changes designed to help the company grow more quickly and increase its use of technology. "As the needs of ...
Assurant Invests in Mojio, a Startup Focused on Building Connected Car Services
Assurant, a niche market specialty insurer, has invested in a technology startup focused on connected car services. The New York-based company declined to disclose the level of investment in Mojio, a ...
Hurricane Florence Already Triggering Business Interruption Policies
Hurricane Florence is still hundreds of miles off the U.S. East Coast, but insurers are starting to see their potential costs from one type of claim mount as companies halt operations to let ...
Uber Hires Insurance Exec as CFO
Uber Technologies Inc. has hired a chief financial officer, the ride-services company said on Tuesday, filling a long-standing vacancy and clearing the way for a much-anticipated initial public ...
Assurant Closes $2.5B Acquisition of The Warranty Group
Assurant has closed its $2.5 billion acquisition of rival The Warranty Group, seven months after the deal was first announced. Assurant, based in New York, offers insurance and related services for ...