Confessions of a Diehard Insurance Data Fan: Part 2 November 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson After Bill Pieroni, the CEO of ACORD, delivered a presentation about ACORD’s latest study, “Intelligent Growth: Intent, Decisions, Outcomes,” he...
BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare Merged Into One November 25, 2019 W.R. Berkley Corp. said it has combined two of its healthcare-focused operating units in a bid to strength how it...
Sexual Abuse Victims Claim Catholic Church Pressured Them Into Unfair Settlements November 25, 2019 By Michael Rezendes Two impoverished Mississippi men who say they were sexually assaulted by Franciscan missionaries filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that...
Trump Regulatory Rollback Targets Safety Rules Prompted by Industrial Disasters November 25, 2019 By Ari Natter and Jennifer A. Dlouhy The Trump administration’s move to relax an Obama-era chemical safety regulation put in place after an explosion at a fertilizer...
Home Insurance Insurtech Hippo Buys Home Services Startup Sheltr November 25, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Digital home insurance managing general agency Hippo Insurance has acquired an early-stage startup in a bid to beef up its...
How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Some insurance carriers grow but do not create value. Others shrink but still create value. Some fail at both. Then...
Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1 November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson If Bill Pieroni were a Major League Baseball executive, he would be one of those sabermetric types like Oakland’s Billy...
PURE Group Names Hourihan from AIG’s Private Client Group as Chief Growth Officer November 22, 2019 The PURE Group of Insurance Companies, which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed...
U.S. Offers $30 Million in Grants to Help Coastal Areas Mitigate Flooding, Rising Seas November 22, 2019 The U.S. government’s oceans and waterways agency will provide $30 million to improve coastal resilience, officials said, aiming to reduce...
Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kelley to Retire at Year’s End from Liberty Mutual November 22, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced that long-time industry leader Kevin H. Kelley, vice chairman, Global Risk Solutions, will retire at...