Global Insurance Accelerator Boosts Its Funding for Insurtech Startups October 3, 2019 The Iowa-based Global Insurance Accelerator will nearly double its seed funding for insurtechs accepted into the program in 2020. Nicole...
Study Points to Toxic Chemicals as Likely Cause of Vaping Lung Ailments October 3, 2019 By Robert Langreth Vaping-related lung injuries are most likely caused by exposure to toxic chemicals rather than fatty substances like mineral oils, according...
Tokio Marine to Buy High Net Worth Insurer Pure for $3.1 Billion October 3, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. has agreed to buy U.S. high net worth insurer Privilege Underwriters Inc. and its specialty insurance...
Investors Betting Against U.S. Mortgage Market Are Banking on Mispriced Flood Risk October 3, 2019 By Kate Duguid David Burt helped two of the protagonists of Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short bet against the U.S. mortgage market...
Workplace Quality, Not One Factor, Determines Worker Health, Job Safety: Study October 3, 2019 The terms and conditions of employment — including pay, hours, schedule flexibility and job security — influence employees’ overall health...
How the Future of Insurtech Innovation Is Tied to the Traditions of Regulation October 3, 2019 By Mark Hollmer It’s no secret: Innovators and regulators often clash. But both are needed to help enable a dynamic, consumer-friendly property/casualty industry...
HSB to Offer Leak, Freeze Damage Sensor for Small Businesses October 3, 2019 HSB, part of Munich Re, has introduced a cellular IoT sensor product designed to help smaller businesses and organizations prevent...
Hines Joins Everest’s Specialty Insurance Group in Underwriting October 2, 2019 Kurt Hines has joined insurer Everest Insurance as vice president of Underwriting in the Specialty Insurance Group, which offers coverages...
Growth Frenzy Around Middle-Market CLOs Expected to Continue October 2, 2019 By Lisa Leff It’s a marriage between two of Wall Street’s hottest products. Collateralized loan obligations — typically chock-full of broadly-syndicated debt —...
New CEO Levinson on Rebuilding Lexington Insurance October 2, 2019 By Andrea Wells Success for a specialty lines carrier is about discipline. It’s about walking away from classes of business or lines of...