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Banner Year for Lloyd’s in 2023…But It’s Just One Year
Lloyd's strong 2023 results reaffirm the primacy of underwriting, "but it's one year and therefore not a reason for complacency," said Patrick Tiernan, chief of markets, in a market message to ...
Florida Insurance Legislation Update: Bills That Passed; Bills That Didn’t Pass
A number of property insurance-related bills were introduced in the Florida legislature this year—from a fundamental change to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. coverage model to further ...
Towers Watson Again Denied Coverage for $90M Settlements Over 2016 Willis Merger
Towers Watson has been hit with another roadblock on its long and winding road to reach coverage for $90 million in settlements of two lawsuits related to its merger with broker Willis in 2016. A ...
Trump Quest to Appeal Puts Focus on Tiny Slice of Bond Market
Donald Trump's two recent courtroom losses and the staggering legal debts he now owes have put the spotlight on an obscure segment of the insurance market—the appeal bond. On Friday, Trump used the ...
Industry Veterans Launch New E&S Biz
Insurance industry executives Michael Price and Kean Driscoll announced the formation of Dellwood Insurance Group, a new nationwide excess and surplus lines insurance holding company. The new company ...
GEICO’s ‘Eye-Popping’ 2023 Insurance Profits, Falling Employee Counts
Even though Berkshire Hathaway's latest annual report featured Warren Buffett's forecast that the days of "eye-popping performance" for the giant conglomerate are over, readers focused on ...
Unappreciated Gen AI Risks: Carbon Emissions and D&O Litigation
Hallucinations, bias, privacy infringements and intellectual property violations are some of the risks of generative AI that technology and insurance professionals have surfaced over the last year. ...
How VOOM Insurance Is Driving Change in the Mobility Space
Tomer Kashi is an InsurTech founder, a former software engineer and project manager within the cybersecurity division of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, and a self-proclaimed "tech geek." He ...