Brinson Caleb “BC” Silver, former chief marketing officer for insurtech Root, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10 million from his former employer and violating court orders. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, …
Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly more than 8% on average in the third quarter, marking six full years of steady increases. According to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q3 Market Survey, the 8.1% average increase in Q3 …
Much more work and collaboration needs to be done but the U.S. Treasury has reached a “tentative conclusion” that a potential federal cyber insurance backstop will be focused on catastrophic cyber risk. “We will remain focused on the policy options …
The nearly year-long saga involving Root Inc. and its former chief marketing officer continues – with him in county jail. Brinson Caleb “BC” Silver, Root’s CMO from November 8, 2021 to November 9, 2022, has been in jail in Butler …
Several days after he was found guilty of one of the biggest financial frauds on record, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried dropped an insurance coverage lawsuit against excess insurance company Continental Casualty Co. Shortly before his trial began in early October, …
Underwriting losses in U.S. commercial auto have returned to pre-pandemic levels and rate increases have not been enough to keep up with severity trends. “The liability component has been more problematic than the physical damage component, which is no surprise …
Though American International Group (AIG) saw a turnaround in underwriting income in the third quarter, driven largely by business in North America, the company’s chief executive said financial lines offset growth. AIG’s third quarter underwriting income within its General Insurance …
American International Group (AIG) during the third quarter recorded a 264% increase in underwriting income within its General Insurance segment to $611 million as adjusted pretax income in the segment increased to about $1.37 billion compared to $750 million the …
Allstate Corp. said its net loss for the third quarter was $41 million compared to a loss of $685 million during the same time a year ago. The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer recorded an improvement in its third quarter combined ratio …
Insurtech Hippo Holdings said it has “initiated an organizational realignment” by laying off about 120 employees, or 20% of its workforce. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26 that it expects …
