Up-Market Home Insurtech Openly Opens for Business in 2 States After Raising $7.6M November 26, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The tech-enabled high-end home insurance provider Openly announced it has begun selling in Illinois and Arizona at the same time...
E-Cigarette Maker Juul Pulled Into Tobacco Product Liability Case November 26, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A Florida state court judge ordered the co-founder of the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. to answer questions under oath...
Can Ethics Be Taught? Study Assesses Ethics Training on Financial Sector Behavior November 26, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Can ethics be taught? New research suggests yes, while offering the first large-sample study on how rules and ethics training...
Why E&S Carriers Aren’t Winners Over the Long Term November 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson ACORD’s recent study, “Intelligent Growth: Intent, Decisions, Outcomes,” reveals that E&S/specialty companies don’t fare well over the long term. Here,...
Confessions of a Diehard Insurance Data Fan: Part 2 November 25, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson After Bill Pieroni, the CEO of ACORD, delivered a presentation about ACORD’s latest study, “Intelligent Growth: Intent, Decisions, Outcomes,” he...
How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Some insurance carriers grow but do not create value. Others shrink but still create value. Some fail at both. Then...
Confessions of a Diehard Fan of Insurance Data: Part 1 November 24, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson If Bill Pieroni were a Major League Baseball executive, he would be one of those sabermetric types like Oakland’s Billy...
Former Ironshore, Lexington CEO Kelley to Retire at Year’s End from Liberty Mutual November 22, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Liberty Mutual Insurance today announced that long-time industry leader Kevin H. Kelley, vice chairman, Global Risk Solutions, will retire at...
AIG Names Barrett to Head Multinational, General Insurance November 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson American International Group has appointed Allison Barrett as global head of Multinational, General Insurance. In this new role, Barrett will...
‘Problematic’ Cannabis Use Has Risen for Adults, Teens Since Legalization: Research November 13, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Problematic use of marijuana among adolescents and adults increased after legalization of recreational marijuana use, according to a new study...