How the Return to the Office Is Pushing Even More Women Out of Work June 24, 2021 By Carolina Gonzalez, Julia Fanzeres and Jeff Green The pandemic took a toll on the careers of many working mothers. A rush back to the office is shaping...
Allstate CEO Strategy: More Independent Agents But No More ‘Human Modems’ June 24, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Allstate Corp. wants to buy more independent insurance agencies this year to build the business it acquired with its purchase...
Gas Station Sues Colonial Pipeline for Gas Crisis From Ransomware Attack June 24, 2021 By Christopher Yasiejko Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May...
Latest Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Increases Victims’ Fund, Drops Insurer’s $650M Offer June 23, 2021 By Randall Chase The latest bankruptcy plan filed by the Boy Scouts of America increases the contributions from the BSA and its local...
FAA Makes It Easier for Staff Overseeing Manufacturers to Report Safety Concerns June 23, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it has launched a program to help make it easier for staff...
Honeycomb, Digital MGA for Multi-Family Property Insurance, Launches with $3.3M June 23, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Honeycomb, a managing general agent (MGA) for commercial real estate insurance, announced its North American launch following a $3.3M million...
Insurer Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency for Premium Payments June 23, 2021 Michigan-based Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. has started accepting cryptocurrency for premium payments. The company, which insures small businesses...
Insuring Cyber Podcast: How Insurtechs Are Helping Insurers Bridge the Digital Divide June 23, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield As the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many insurers to embrace more technology, there has been some talk of how insurtechs...
Like ‘Terminator,’ High-Tech Cyber Crime to ‘Keep Coming’ June 23, 2021 By Alwyn Scott Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber crime —and the...
Extreme Weather, Repair Woes to Push Property Insurance Higher: Hippo CEO June 23, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Extreme weather events and shortage of labor and materials for repairs will push property insurance rates higher in the next...