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IA Capital Group Raises $150 Million for Insurtech Investing

IA Capital Group, an insurtech-focused venture capital firm, said it has raised $150 million across three funds. The three funds are Inter-Atlantic Stonybrook Insurtech Ventures, focusing on property/casualty insurtech; Inter-Atlantic G Fund, focusing on life/annuity/retirement insurtech; and Inter-Atlantic Ivy, focusing …

Nationwide Expands Small Business Insurance Direct Platform

Nationwide said it has expanded 24-hour access to more types of small business for its Commercial Digital Direct online commercial insurance platform. Now, 30 different business types can access the platform, which enables Nationwide to sell and service its commercial …

Twitter CEO Agrees with Facebook CEO, Supports Regulation of Social Media Platforms

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said rules like Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation have had a positive impact on the technology industry, remarks that come days after Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for stepped up government oversight …

FDA Probing Reports of Seizures by Users of E-Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration said that it is investigating a small number of reports over several years of e-cigarette users experiencing seizures. The potential link was seen mostly in young vapers, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Principal Deputy Commissioner …

3 Major Automakers Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Safety Standards, Testing

Three major automakers said on Wednesday they were forming a consortium to help draw up safety standards for self-driving cars that could eventually help create regulations in the United States. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. …

What to Know About Contingent Business Interruption Insurance

The steady extension of supply chains over recent decades has exposed businesses to various risks resulting from temporary interruption. These types of interruptions to a supply chain can result in significant losses, even over the short term. While it’s natural …

Former Sen. Reid Challenged on Testimony in Exercise Band Injury Suit

Former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid was challenged last Friday about his “veracity” and truthfulness after saying that his political career was cut short by an eye injury that he blames on an exercise band maker. Attorney Laurin Quiat, representing the …

AIG CEO Duperreault Was Paid $20.9 Million in 2018, Half of 2017 Compensation

Insurer American International Group Inc. said on Tuesday it paid Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault $20.9 million in 2018 while also outlining a series of reforms to its pay practices in the face of shareholder criticism. The pay, for Duperreault’s …

American Family Insurance to Acquire Ameriprise Auto & Home for $1 Billion

Ameriprise Financial is selling its Ameriprise Auto & Home (AAH) division to a subsidiary of Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Co. (American Family Insurance), the companies announced. Ameriprise will receive gross proceeds of $1.05 billion in cash in …

Synergy Professional Associates Expands Lawyers PL Program to 3 New States

Synergy Professional Associates, in partnership with Tokio Marine HCC – Professional Lines Group, has expanded its lawyers professional liability programs focusing on small law firms into Colorado, Florida and New Jersey. The new facilities target small law firms from one …

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