U.S. Surplus Lines Industry Grew Premium 17.5% in 2020 September 16, 2021 The U.S. surplus lines market experienced direct premium growth of 17.5% in 2020, the largest year-over-year premium increase since 2003,...
Moody’s Closes on Acquisition of Risk Modeler RMS for $2 Billion September 16, 2021 Moody’s Corp. reported that it has completed its acquisition of RMS, the climate and natural disaster risk modeling and analytics...
E&S Insurer Ategrity Raises $75M, Plans Further Expansion September 16, 2021 Ategrity Specialty Insurance Co. sad it has completed a $75 million capital raise led by Sequentis Financial LLC to support...
What One State’s Tough Stand Against Biometrics Says About Digital Privacy September 16, 2021 By Michael Berens When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the counter. Electromagnetic locks sealed...
States Curtail Public Health Powers for This Pandemic and Future Diseases September 16, 2021 By ANNA MARIA BARRY-JESTER and LAUREN WEBER Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are...
Judge Likely to Rule for Boy Scouts in Trademark Case With Girl Scouts September 16, 2021 By Bob Van Voris A federal judge said he’s likely to rule for the now-coed Boy Scouts of America in a trademark lawsuit brought...
Insurance, Housing Groups Urge Renewal of Flood Program That Expires Sept. 30 September 15, 2021 The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, along with a large coalition of other insurance, lending and housing industry groups,...
Nominations for ‘Best Agencies to Work For’ Award Closes Tomorrow September 15, 2021 Is your agency a Best Place to Work? Then nominate your agency as a “Best Agency to Work For” award...
P/C Mutual Insurers Continued to Grow Premiums in 2020 Despite Givebacks September 15, 2021 U.S. P/C mutual insurance companies held their own in 2020 despite returning significant levels of premiums during the pandemic. In...
SEC to Focus on Companies Instead of Investment Firms in Climate Disclosure September 15, 2021 By Tim Quinson The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to take a different tack on climate-risk disclosures than its counterparts in...