IRS Proposals Clear Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers August 20, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the...
Workers’ Comp Insurtech Pie Insurance Raises $11 Million August 10, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Pie Insurance, an online seller of workers’ compensation policies to small-and-medium-sized businesses, reported it has completed an $11 million Series...
IRS Proposals Clear Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers August 9, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the...
Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’ August 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the...
FEMA Grows Its Flood Reinsurance Plan with $500 Million Cat Bond August 1, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has secured a reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that for...
Senate Agrees with House to Renew Flood Insurance Program for 4 Months July 31, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Congress avoided a lapse in the federal flood insurance program when the Senate today voted 86-12 to extend authorization for...
Travelers Seeks Review of Court Ruling on Crime Insurance Loss Involving Email Fraud July 31, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Travelers Insurance is seeking a full Sixth Circuit court reconsideration of its three-judge panel ruling that said the insurer’s crime...
Chubb Q2’s Results Reflect Continued P/C Pricing Momentum July 25, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Chubb has a very good second quarter in both underwriting and investments, reporting net income of $1,294 million compared with...
Court Finds Travelers Crime Policy Covers Money Transfer Loss Due to Email Spoofing July 17, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson For the second time in about a week, a federal appeals court has sided with a commercial policyholder where the...
P/C Insurers Double Q1 Profit on Tax Changes, Growing Economy, Lower Cat Losses July 16, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Tax reform, a growing economy and lower catastrophe losses helped U.S. property/casualty insurers more than double their first quarter profit...