Underwriting & Pricing
AIG Unloads Stake in Lloyd’s Business; Strategic Relationship Remains
American International Group will sell off its 20 percent stake in the carrier's Lloyd's of London insurance operations – it's latest restructuring move. But the insurance giant will keep an ...
Bespoke Coverage Could Help Reinsurers Dig Way Out of Profit Plunge
In a world of increasing automation and standardization, Europe's big reinsurers are betting that a more personal touch can reverse years of falling prices. Companies including Munich Re AG and Swiss ...
Lloyd’s Chairman to Reinsurers: Target Brokers’ Fees to Cut Costs
Reinsurers, forced to cut prices for four years in a row, should target brokers' fees as the industry seeks to reduce costs, according to Lloyd's of London Chairman John Nelson. The brokers need to ...
U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Continue Sluggish Advance: Willis Towers Watson
"Flat" continues to be the norm for U.S. commercial insurance prices as 2016 advances. Prices in aggregate for the sector ticked up by less than 1 percent in the 2016 second quarter, just as they did ...
Over 80% of Homes Damaged in Louisiana Storms Lack Flood Insurance: Impact Forecasting
Extreme August flooding in Louisiana and the Midwest took its toll in August, causing between $10 billion and $15 billion in economic losses, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Public ...
Farmers Launches Food Truck Insurance Product
Farmers Insurance has launched an innovative new policy that offers licensed food truck owners the opportunity to purchase a single policy that combines commercial automobile coverage for their truck ...
InsurTech Momentum Builds as VC Investments Top $1B for 2016
Even though venture capital investments in VC-backed fintech companies fell more than 50 percent globally during the second quarter of 2016, interest in InsurTech continues to pick up steam, a new ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Tego to Underwrite Medical Indemnity in Australia
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Tego Insurance announced that they will jointly underwrite medical indemnity insurance in Australia. According to a statement from BHSI, the companies are ...