Private Firefighters Highlight Inequities in California Wildfire Battles
Last October, firefighter Ryan Bellanca and his crew battled to keep the raging Glass Fire from devastating an upmarket Napa Valley vineyard.
But Bellanca wasn't ...Underwriting
Car Insurance Comparison Site Jerry Raises $28M
Jerry- a car insurance comparison site centered around AI and machine learning – has raised $28 million in new financing. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup, which operates as a licensed insurance ...
Around 30 Percent of Eurozone Corporate Loans Exposed to Climate Hazards
Eurozone banks face potential climate hazards such as floods and droughts on up to a third of their loans to companies, with lenders in Greece, Portugal and Spain among the most exposed, the European ...
Does Cyber Insurance Protect Against Hackers or Attract Them?
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. that caused gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast also sparked a debate about whether cyber insurance helps protect against marauders — or ...
‘Modest Improvement’ for Commercial Auto Could Lead to Break-Even 2021: Fitch
Commercial auto insurance is on the road to "modest improvement" for 2021, thanks to both rising rates and a pandemic-related reduction in driving, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Fitch said ...
Metromile Hires Capital One Vet to Guide National Digital Insurance Growth Efforts
Metromile, a digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, hired a Capital One marketing veteran to help shepherd national growth. Troy Dye, who was with the credit card giant for 20 ...
Genworth Financial Defers Mortgage Unit IPO, Citing Trading Volatility
Insurer Genworth Financial Inc said on Thursday it had deferred the initial public offering of its mortgage insurance unit, Enact Holdings, citing significant trading volatility in the sector. ...
Executive Viewpoint: A New Property Underwriting Paradigm
Buildings burn. They shake. They blow up, and they blow down. The events and situations causing damage to buildings are unchanging. For more than 300 years, insurance companies have indemnified ...
PartnerRe Loses $66M in Q1, Due in Part to Winter Storm Uri
PartnerRe lost $66 million in the 2021 first quarter, due in part to market volatility and $104 million of net losses from Winter Storm Uri. At the same time, the company has enjoyed momentum from ...