Content from Andrew Simpson
Commercial Auto Insurance Remains a Loser on the Whole: Fitch
While the property/casualty insurance industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the ...
Trov, an On-Demand Insurance Platform for ‘Insurable Moments’ and Items, Raises $39M
Investors have pledged $39 million for a technology platform that allows consumers to insure their valuable things and turn the coverage on and off whenever they want with swipe of a finger on their ...
Fallout from the Travelers CGL Cyber Ruling: Insurance Buyers and Sellers Beware
Experts are cautioning both insurance buyers and sellers not to overreact to the recent federal court decision finding data breach defense coverage under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. ...
Federal Court Rules Travelers CGL Policy Covers Data Breach
A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private ...
Travelers Debuts Predictive Model Designed to Help Injured Workers Avoid Chronic Pain
The country's largest workers' compensation insurer said it has developed a model to predict the likelihood of an injured worker developing chronic pain. The model can them help the workers take ...
Post-Merger Chubb Covets More of the High Net Worth Market Pie
Its acquisition of Fireman's Fund's business in April, 2015 provided ACE Ltd. with an idea of what's involved in integrating two leading high net worth insurance businesses. Frances D. O'Brien is now ...
Two Instech Startups Target Small Business Insurance Market
Small business insurance providers will soon have two new competitors from the technology world. Next Insurance, an online shopper for small businesses, announced a $13 million seed investment led by ...
Cuba Presents Huge Insurance Market Opportunities (in Theory)
Cuba presents significant opportunities for insurers and others businesses in the months ahead as the U.S. restores diplomatic ties. The market is not a slam-dunk, however, as it presents significant ...