Analysts Weigh Chances Next Congress Will Actually Reform Flood Insurance November 28, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson With the clock ticking on the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization that is set to run out this Friday, Nov....
Insurtech MGA Corvus Raises $10 Million to Expand Commercial Lines Business November 27, 2018 Corvus Insurance has secured $10 million in new venture financing that the Boston-based insurtech managing general agency plans to use...
Brewery Defeats Trademark Complaint by Conservative Icon Schlafly’s Heirs November 27, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Relatives of the late conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday lost their appeal to block a St. Louis, Missouri, craft...
Research Finds Fire-Resistant Building Codes Do Not Raise Home Prices November 27, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Homes in wildfire-prone areas around the U.S. could be built to better withstand blazes without increasing the cost of construction,...
Exclusive: Insiders Symington, Lehmann Analyze Mid-Term Elections for P/C Insurance November 27, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The voters have spoken. Republicans have increased their slight advantage in the Senate, while Democrats have flipped the House and...
Burns & Wilcox to Offer Cybersecurity Services Through BreachAware November 27, 2018 Burns & Wilcox has formed an exclusive partnership with London-based BreachAware, a cybersecurity company specializing in data breach research and...
CLO Fever: Small Insurer Bets Big on Booming Leveraged Loan Market November 27, 2018 By Sally Bakewell Advantage Insurance of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is no one’s idea of a financial colossus. But this little insurance company...
XL Insurance to Cut Coal Industry Business Under Parent AXA’s Climate Order November 26, 2018 By Matthieu Protard and Inti Landauro AXA, France’s biggest insurer, has extended its climate change policy to its recently acquired XL division, joining a growing list...
Wells Fargo Seeks to Limit Payout for Faulty Auto Insurance Plan November 26, 2018 By Patrick Rucker and Imani Moise Wells Fargo & Co. is fighting to shut some customers out of a sweeping plan to compensate around 600,000 drivers...
Employers Mutual Looks to Acquire Outstanding Stock of EMC Group November 26, 2018 Employers Mutual Casualty Co. has proposed to purchase all the outstanding common stock of its affiliate EMC Insurance Group Inc....