Cyber attacks and data loss are the top two risks facing directors and officers, with pandemic-related changes in working practices heightening these concerns, according to a global survey from broker Willis Towers Watson and law firm Clyde & Co. Covering …
Property and casualty insurer Chubb Ltd on Thursday offered to acquire smaller rival Hartford Financial Services Group Inc in a $23.24 billion cash-and-stock deal. Chubb’s $65 per share offer represents a premium of 13.2% to Hartford’s last close of $57.41. …
If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole may be pretty much a wash. If not, the industry may be on the verge of an historic catastrophe. A …
Online insurance startup Policygenius raised $100 million from investors including KKR & Co. and venture capital operations backed by Axa SA, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Transamerica. The company has annual revenue of $60 million, which is 10 times …
For years, insurance industry observers have been predicting that home telematics products would transform the insurance industry by forcing carriers to take on the role of damage preventer instead of just claims payer. Insurers are still experimenting. But one company …
Aon Plc said it’s no longer pursuing a combination with rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, a day after confirming that it was considering a tie-up. The company said on Tuesday that it was in the early stages of …
Aon Plc is considering an offer to buy rival insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the industry’s largest ever merger. Bloomberg reported that Aon is preparing to submit a …
Shift Technology and NICB Partner to Offer Insurers an Edge in Detecting, Combating Fraud Shift Technology, a solution provider with a focus on enabling insurance organizations to successfully tackle the ongoing and growing claims fraud challenge, and the National Insurance …
Westfield Invests in Small Business, Names Robyn Hahn President, Small Business Bridging expertise from senior leadership roles at national and international insurance carriers with time as an independent insurance agent and small business owner, Robyn Hahn is assuming the role …
Changes in the path and intensity of Hurricane Florence are keeping forecasters, government officials and insurers on their toes. An update by AIR Worldwide yesterday indicated that storm surge heights of 9-13 feet could be expected. “Florence’s slow motion just …