Content from Chad Hemenway
Costlier Errors: Legal Malpractice Claims Severity Keeps Rising
Almost all insurers that participated in a recent survey said they have been involved with a lawyers professional liability insurance (LPLI) claim of more than $50 million in the last two years — ...
D&O Market Has Most Profitable Year Since 2014, but It May Be an Anomaly
The directors and officers insurance marketplace in 2021 enjoyed its most profitable year since 2014, but results have to be "viewed as a possible aberration rather than the start of a trend," ...
Russia-Ukraine a ‘Complex’ Situation for Insurance Industry: AIG CEO Zaffino
AIG CEO Peter Zaffino during the company's most recent earnings call provided analysts with some insight regarding insurance implications from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "We have not seen a ...
Rapid Cyber Premium Growth by Fairfax, Tokio Marine Increased Share of Market
The top cyber insurance carriers in 2021 shifted to include Fairfax Financial Holdings and Tokio Marine U.S. as the marketplace grew 74 percent to over $4.8 billion, according to a report from Fitch ...
Allstate Outlines ‘Surgical’ Auto Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation
Rate increases in Allstate's auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer's overall plan to address the impact of inflation. Wednesday during a conference call with analysts to discuss ...
Allstate Q1 Net Income Returns to Black Despite Adverse Auto Results
First-quarter 2022 insurance premiums earned grew 6.5 percent to about $11 billion at Allstate Corp., as net income was $630 million compared with a loss of about $1.4 billion during the first three ...
Federal Judge Approves $85M Settlement in Zoom Case
A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement between Zoom Video Communications and millions of users who said the teleconference meeting application violated their privacy rights ...
ESG, Invasion of Ukraine Focus of Marsh McLennan Earnings Call
Much attention was paid to ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues and the Russian invasion of Ukraine as Marsh McLennan reported the highest first-quarter underlying growth in more than 20 ...