Hollmer is a former Carrier Management editor and writer and veteran industry journalist based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
November 27, 2017
Directors and officers (D&O) insurance has faced major losses in recent years, due in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new judicial appointments through the Republican-led Congress could …
November 20, 2017
Directors and officers (D&O) insurance has faced major losses in recent years, due in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new judicial appointments through the Republican-led Congress could …
November 16, 2017
Insurers are woefully behind in developing a coverage strategy for 3-D printing and stand to face liability problems if they don’t do so, an expert appearing at the PLUS 2017 conference in Atlanta said recently. “Unlike other areas of technology, …
September 20, 2017
The Zebra, an online auto insurance comparison marketplace, plans to use $40 million in new venture funding to double down on brand building, product expansion and customer outreach. Company co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Joshua Dziabiak told Carrier Management via …
September 20, 2017
XL Group is the latest property/casualty insurer to make plans to move its European insurance company headquarters from the United Kingdom in response to its vote to leave the European Union. The insurer and reinsurer (parent company of XL Catlin) …
June 1, 2017
The advance of driverless cars and the prospect that they will disrupt property/casualty insurance and change the way autos are insured has created plenty of industry anxiety. Even before that point, however, cars with drivers will likely share the road …
May 17, 2017
American International Group’s decision to recruit Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault as its next leader won’t come cheap. To begin with, AIG will pay Hamilton $20 million to release Duperreault from contract restrictions that would prevent or restrict him …
May 16, 2017
American International Group’s President and CEO Brian Duperreault began his first full day in his new job repudiating the idea of splitting the insurer into pieces and simply returning money back to shareholders. “I recognize the value of the company’s …
May 15, 2017
Longtime Ironshore Inc. CEO Kevin Kelley said his company has a genuine shot at becoming a “premier” specialty property/casualty insurance company, both domestically and abroad, now that Liberty Mutual Insurance is its corporate parent. “I am dead serious,” Kelley said. …
May 11, 2017
Bunker, a startup digital insurance broker focused on independent contractors and small businesses, has raised $6 million in Series A funding that will help fuel product development and expansion. Hiscox and American Family are among the backers. Omidyar Network, a …