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bunq partners with Qover

coverager

The new coverage is available for Easy Bank Pro XL subscribers.

Posted: May 15, 2024

MS Transverse CEO Matson transitions to Vice Chairman, Paulsson appointed CEO

coverager

President and co-founder David Paulsson will assume the CEO role and CFO John Fitzgerald will be promoted to President.

Posted: May 15, 2024

NCCI: Workers Compensation Report Highlights a Healthy Line

Carrier Management

NCCI: Workers Compensation Report Highlights a Healthy Line The performance of...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Roamly launches carshare coverage

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The company's first partner is P2P carsharing marketplace Getaround.

Posted: May 15, 2024

Progressive reports 89% CR for April

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Cover Genius operates in several countries and it focuses on the embedded space.

Posted: May 15, 2024

People Moves: Weinberg Joins CRC Group

Insurance Journal

CRC Group, headquartered in Honolulu, hired Andrew Weinberg as an underwriting team leader specializing in transportation. Weinberg is based in CRC’s Minneapolis office. Before joining CRC Group, he served as an underwriter at Burns & Wilco...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Workers’ Comp Insurance Marks a Decade of Profitability in 2023

Risk & Insurance

NCCI analysis of 2023 results finds private workers' comp carriers see continued profitability despite low premium growth. The post

Posted: May 15, 2024

Illinois Indemnity Benefits Per Claim Rose in 2022: WCRI Study

Insurance Journal

Indemnity benefits per claim in Illinois increased 5% in 2022, driven by a 4% increase in workers’ wages, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found. A 0.8-week increase in the average duration of temporary disabi...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Texas Lawmakers Zero In on Exploding Hemp Industry

Insurance Journal

Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty. For the six years they’ve been in business, Torabi and her two sisters have operated Restart, their hemp dispensary, in a modest neighborhood in North Austin w...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Louisiana Department of Insurance Offers Guidance Following Severe Storms

Insurance Journal

Severe storms killed three people and caused significant damage in southwest Louisiana Monday. At least one EF3 tornado hit Lake Charles, officials said. The St. Martin Parish coroner reports that a female died in Cecilia after a camper rolled over &...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Advocates Demand Investigation into Missouri Boarding School Abuse Allegations

Insurance Journal

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools on Monday urged the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming the tide of abuse. Three &#...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Swiss Re to boost digital transformation in group insurance with Cortical.io partnership

Reinsurance News

Swiss Re has partnered with Cortical.io, a collaboration that aims to boost digital transformation by facilitating the adoption of intelligent document processing (IDP) among group insurance carriers. Founded in 2011, Cortical.io is described as a...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Waymo’s Automated Driving Technology Under Investigation

Carrier Management

Waymo’s Automated Driving Technology Under Investigation The U.S. government's...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Workforce Drug Test Cheating Surged in 2023

Carrier Management

Workforce Drug Test Cheating Surged in 2023 Overall Drug Positivity Holds Steady at Histo...

Posted: May 15, 2024

FDIC Chair Gruenberg Apologizes for Agency Culture, Commits to Fixes

Insurance Journal

U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Wednesday said he was deeply sorry for a toxic workplace culture and his own mistreatment of employees. Testifying before Congress, Gruenberg said he accepted the findings of an...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Conifer Holdings reports Q1’24 results with improved combined ratio

Reinsurance News

Michigan-domiciled property and casualty holding company, Conifer Holdings has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $74,000, compared to the $1,001,000 reported in Q1 2023. The company also repor...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Paulsson named MS Transverse new CEO as Matson retires

Reinsurance News

MS Transverse, a hybrid fronting carrier in North America and a subsidiary of MSIGH, has appointed David Paulsson as CEO, taking over the position from Erik Matson, co-founder and CEO, as he will voluntarily step down from his active role at the c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Paulsson named MS Transverse new CEO as Matson becomes Vice Chairman

Reinsurance News

MS Transverse, a hybrid fronting carrier in North America and a subsidiary of MSIGH, has appointed David Paulsson as CEO, taking over the position from Erik Matson, co-founder and CEO, as he will voluntarily step down from his active role at the c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

West P&I Club posts 94.5% CR, underwriting surplus hits $15m

Reinsurance News

In their results for the 2023-24 financial year, West P&I Club has posted a 94.5% combined ratio, representing a solid improvement from 96.7% from last year. The 94.5% figure represents the Club’s best combined ratio since 2017, and one that i...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Lockton Re names Peter Robinson as Senior Broker, Accident, Health, and Life team

Reinsurance News

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the global insurance brokerage, has named Peter Robinson as a Senior Broker on its Accident, Health, and Life team, based in San Francisco and reporting to Rob Kreager, Segment Leader. Robinson is an industry vet...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California

Carrier Management

Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California Farmers Insurance says it will...

Posted: May 15, 2024

CoreLogic estimates $2.1bn in reconstruction costs for US Late-April tornadoes

Reinsurance News

The severe tornadoes heavily hitting Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma on April 26th – 27th is estimated to have damaged 7,229 residential properties with a combined reconstruction cost of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic. Across Oklahoma, ne...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Frequency of ransomware claims jumps 64% YoY, At-Bay

Reinsurance News

The frequency of ransomware claims in the United States between 2022-2023 jumped by a staggering 64% year over year, which was was primarily driven by an explosion in “indirect” ransomware incidents which increased by more than 415% in 2023 than i...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Markets/Coverages: CFC Partners With Online Quoting Platform Tarmika

Insurance Journal

Specialty insurer CFC said it will be offering its admitted cyber insurance solution on Tarmika, an online quoting platform for independent agents. CFC enables agents to instantly quote and bind cyber insurance directly on the Tarmika platform, makin...

Posted: May 15, 2024

VIG enhances sustainability rules in asset management & underwriting

Reinsurance News

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is expanding its sustainability declarations for investment and underwriting, now binding for all VIG companies. Additionally, as part of the ongoing VIG 25 sustainability programme, VIG is establishing its own “...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Occurred After Ship Lost Power Multiple Times

Insurance Journal

The container ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March lost power multiple times on both the day of the fatal accident and the day before, according to a preliminary report. The Dali, which sails under the …

Posted: May 15, 2024

Surging cyber threats necessitate need for robust protection: Munich Re

Reinsurance News

In its recent survey, Global reinsurer Munich Re highlights the evolving cyber threats of companies and the persisting protection gap, necessitating the need for sufficient cyber insurance solutions to mitigate risks effectively. With a surge in c...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Hymans Robertson appoints Russell Chapman as Head of Investment Risk Transfer

Reinsurance News

Hymans Robertson, a pensions and financial services consultancy, has appointed Russell Chapman to the newly created role of Head of Investment Risk Transfer. Advising DB pensions schemes on investment strategy in the run up to buy-in is a crucial...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Marsh announces launch of new Tax Investment Default Insurance solution

Reinsurance News

Marsh, an international insurance broker and Marsh McLennan business, has launched its Tax Investment Default Insurance, created to enable more US clean energy investments Described as a first-of-its-kind solution, the new product was designed to...

Posted: May 15, 2024

From Regulation to Risk Management: Captives Thrive with the Right Team in Place

Risk & Insurance

Captives require the cooperation of a number of different individuals in order to succeed. The post From...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Kuwait Re’s Q1 net profit swells 40%, CoR hits 89.9%

Reinsurance News

In its Q1 2024 results, Kuwait Reinsurance Company revealed that its net profit grew by 40% year-over-year to $13.18 million, while total assets expanded to $669.1 million. The firm’s gross written premiums in the opening quarter of 2024 wer...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Boat Found in Key Biscayne Incident that Killed 15-year-old Skiier

Insurance Journal

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators located a boat believed to have fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a south Florida beach and fled without stopping, while friends and family members mourned her loss. A funeral service for Ella Adler was held …

Posted: May 15, 2024

Boat Found in Key Biscayne Incident That Killed 15-Year-Old Skiier

Insurance Journal

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators located a boat believed to have fatally struck a 15-year-old girl off a south Florida beach and fled without stopping, while friends and family members mourned her loss. A funeral service for Ella Adler was held …

Posted: May 15, 2024

Four in Florida Charged with Faking Auto Accident Injuries to Gain PIP Payouts

Insurance Journal

Florida authorities this week charged four people with falsifying injuries from an auto accident and attempting to defraud three insurance companies out of personal injury protection payments. Maria Campos, Isabella Mendez, Madison Martinez, and Krys...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Moderating trends in property market renewals: WTW

Reinsurance News

The property market has witnessed a shift to more relaxed circumstances as Q4 ’23 drew to a close and continued into Q1 ’24, marked by increasing competitiveness with each successive month. At the start of 2024, insurers were hesitant...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Four Ethical Pillars for Responsible Data Management in Insurance

Risk & Insurance

With so much data available to insurers, collecting and using it responsibly is an ever more daunting task. The post Four...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Ardonagh Specialty Rebrands Reinsurance Business as ‘Price Forbes Re’

Insurance Journal

Ardonagh Specialty announced it is naming its reinsurance business Price Forbes Re. The renaming of Inver Re in London and Bermuda and Equinox Re in the US follows the simplification of Ardonagh Specialty’s multiple brands in 2023, with Price F...

Posted: May 15, 2024

Talanx sees Q1 net income rise 35% to €572m, CR hits 90.9%

Reinsurance News

Talanx Group, the parent company of Hannover Re has posted a group net income of €572 million for the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 35% compared to the prior year’s €423 million, while the firm’s overall combined ratio improved...

Posted: May 15, 2024