Travelers to Buy Cyber MGU Corvus for $435 Million
The Travelers Companies said it has agreed to buy cyber managing general underwriter Corvus Insurance Holdings Inc. for about $435 million for its middle-market excess ...
Commercial Lines
Global Insurance Prices Continue to Stabilize in Q3 as U.S. Cyber Premiums Drop: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 3 percent in the third quarter of 2023, the same as the prior quarter, according to the Global Insurance Market Index ...
P/C Cycle Act 3: Reinsurance-Driven GL Hard Market
Comparing recent conditions in the property/casualty insurance and reinsurance markets to a three-act play, the chief executive of Arch Capital Group predicted hard casualty pricing ahead in the ...
Meta’s Instagram Linked to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia in Kids: States’ Lawsuit
Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms ...
Piercing Through Rain, Smoke and Fog: How Radar Satellites See Catastrophes
The integration of new technologies into the claims ecosystem is gathering pace as insurance and reinsurance organizations seek to enhance both the speed and accuracy of payments. One example is the ...
‘Urgent Need’ to Understand Single Points of Failure in Digital Supply Chains: Report
The rise of cyber risk accumulation events has highlighted the need for cyber insurers and reinsurers to understand single points of failure (SPoFs) within their customers' digital supply chains, ...
‘Strong’ Commercial Hikes to Continue; Cats, Asbestos Dent Travelers Earnings
Commercial insurance was a bright spot on the third-quarter earnings picture for The Travelers Companies, with strong pricing fueling a record top line and a "best-ever" underlying combined ratio in ...
Down, Down, Down….AM Best P/C Downgrades Outpacing Upgrades
The number of rated property/casualty personal lines insurers that had their credit ratings downgraded by AM Best more than doubled to 21 in the first-half of 2023, compared to 10 in first-half 2022. ...
Most Commercial Auto Insurers Researching Telematics: Survey
Approximately 78 percent of commercial auto insurers are in the research phase of preparing for usage-based insurance (UBI) products, according to a new report from The National Alliance for ...