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Nationwide Taking Actions to Limit Risk in Personal, Commercial Books
Add Nationwide to a growing list of insurers making changes to deal with losses in some areas of the country. In a June 12 "business actions update" Nationwide announced moves "to mitigate risk and ...Farmers CEO Reverses Course to Require Hybrid Work Schedule for Employees
New Farmers Group CEO Raul Vargas has reversed a prior company decision to allow most workers to do their jobs from home by instituting a hybrid work schedule starting in ...
Fired Root CMO Accused of Stealing Millions Spends ‘Lavishly’; Judge Appoints Receiver
According to court records, Root Inc's former chief marketing officer — accused of stealing about $10 million from the company — has not made court appearances, spent money in violation of ...
Pie Insurance CEO Tells Employees During All-Hands That 14% Are Being Let Go
Late last week InsurTech Pie Insurance held an all-hands meeting during which CEO John Swigart told employees that 14 percent of them — 66 in all are being laid ...
AIG to Sell Validus Re to RenRe in $3B Deal
American International Group (AIG) said late Monday it has entered into an agreement to sell Validus Re to RenaissanceRe Holdings for about $3 billion, mostly cash. The deal, expected to close during ...Aon Sues Alliant Over ‘Unlawful Raid’ of Reinsurance Group
Aon this week filed a lawsuit against rival Alliant Insurance Services for an alleged "unlawful raid" of senior leaders and other employees of Aon's facultative ...
Low-Tech Cyber Attacks Took Advantage of Fixable Vulnerabilities in 2022: Coalition
Outdated technology, poor software maintenance, and the dreaded clicking of a malicious link were most to blame for cyber insurance claims experienced by policyholders in 2022, according to a new ...AM Best: Current D&O Market Rates Could Prove Inadequate
Buyers of directors and officers liability may be getting a break from steep rate and price increases seen over the last several years, but insurance industry rating ...