Vast Majority of COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims Are Small, Says NCCI October 19, 2020 By Jim Sams If COVID-19 behaves like other workers’ compensation lung and disease claims, about two out of 100 cases may result in...
What P/C Insurance Industry Can Expect If Biden Wins or If Trump Is Re-Elected October 19, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson If Republican President Donald Trump wins re-election, the property/casualty insurance industry is not likely to see much change from the...
CUNA Mutual Acquires Digital Consumer Lending Platform CuneXus October 16, 2020 CUNA Mutual Group is expanding its digital capabilities by acquiring CuneXus, an online and mobile lending platform. CUNA Mutual Group...
Malpractice Claims Against Hospitals Hold Steady But Severity Increases October 16, 2020 By Jim Sams The frequency of hospital professional liability claims is holding steady, but the cost of those claims is expected to increase...
Amerisure’s Crabb Elected Chair of Insurance Trade Group APCIA October 16, 2020 The American Property Casualty Insurance Association of America (APCIA) elected new officers, effective January 1, 2021. Greg Crabb, president and...
FCC Chief Vows to Advance New Social Media Company Liability Rules October 16, 2020 By David Shepardson Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said Thursday the agency will move forward to set new rules to clarify the...
Insurance Acquisition Completes Shift Auto Retailer Deal; IPO Launches October 16, 2020 Shares of Shift Technologies Inc. fell 6.7% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the online used-car seller went public...
What 3Q Catastrophe Losses Mean for U.S. P/C Results October 16, 2020 Driven by an elevated frequency of events during the quarter, third quarter natural catastrophe losses for the U.S. property/casualty insurance...
Employers Asked to Reveal Data to Test Their Diversity Pledges October 16, 2020 By Ross Kerber and Simon Jessop More data disclosure will help investors, employees and customers judge the pledges many American companies have made to diversify their...
FM Global Creates Specialty Division for Forest Products, Chemical Industry October 15, 2020 Commercial property insurer FM Global is creating a new division within the company to further strengthen its focus on serving...