If They Try It, They’ll Like It: How Ridesharing, Autonomous Cars Will Win Over the Public January 23, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Five years ago, when she was still an insurance broker with Marsh, Kate Sampson called insurance underwriters at American International...
What Government Shutdown Means for P/C Insurance Industry January 22, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The property/casualty insurance industry is not immune to any economic effects the federal government shutdown may bring but since the...
Change at Top at AmWINS: Purviance to Take Over DeCarlo’s CEO Role January 17, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Charlotte-based global wholesale broker AmWINS Group announced that Scott M. Purviance will succeed M. Steven DeCarlo as the company’s chief...
Commercial Lines Insurance Outlook Improves for 2018, Says A.M. Best January 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial lines insurers’ pricing, underwriting and resilience in recent years to...
FEMA Expands Flood Reinsurance Program with Private Reinsurers for 2018 January 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed a reinsurance placement with 28 private reinsurers to help the National Flood...
QBE North America Appoints Franzetti as Chief Operating Officer January 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson QBE North America has named Daniel Franzetti as chief operating officer. Franzetti continues his role as chief claims officer for...
Netflix vs. HBO and the Race to the Insurance Customer January 8, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us, the chief content officer of Netflix said four...
Netflix vs. HBO and the Race to the Insurance Customer January 2, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson “The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us,” the chief content officer of Netflix said four...
Top Insurance Journal National Stories of 2017 December 29, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson It wouldn’t feel right to close out the year without looking back at the most popular stories on Insurance Journal...
Language Lessons for Property/Casualty Insurers December 18, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson InsurTech leaders speaking at the InsureTech Connect Conference in October had a message for traditional insurers they have probably heard...