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IVANS Digital Distribution Tool Will Help Carriers Grow—With Agents
With no intention of disintermediating anybody, IVANS is rolling out new commercial lines "digital distribution capabilities," which the firm promises will give carriers a "data-driven method" to ...
Guts, People, Regulatory Education Needed to Innovate Insurance
At an industry conference last month, two insurance executives welcomed news of potential flexibility coming from state regulators as they pursue individual paths to digital and data-driven futures, ...
NAIC President Vows to Help Insurers Innovate
Three days before the inauguration of President Donald Trump last week, a panel of experts on insurance regulation predicted that state and federal regulators of the financial services sector would ...
Execs Handicap Changes Ahead of Presidential Inauguration
Insurers Can be Too Risky But Not Too Big: NAIC President
Although the Financial Stability Oversight Council created by Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could serve an incredibly useful purpose, FSOC's activities so far have been ...
Zurich Gets Green Light to Renovate and Expand Its Swiss HQ
Zurich Insurance Group said it has gained approval to begin a massive renovation project for its Swiss headquarters, even as the insurer continues a broader, wide-ranging effort to cut costs. ...
What’s Next for Zurich and AIG; Commercial Insurance Appetites Explained
Executives of Zurich Insurance Group and American International Group separately updated shareholders on transformation initiatives reshaping their businesses in November—with each saying they plan ...
Why Allstate Is Buying SquareTrade; CEO Wilson Reveals Deal Benefits
Why pay more than $1 billion for a business with revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars today? Analysts questioned executives of Allstate yesterday about the $1.4 billion deal announced ...