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AIG Executives Outline Path to Underwriting Profit in 2019

“We do see it coming. We expect that in 2019 we’re going to be in an underwriting profit position, not a great one, but a profit. And we’ll move from there to a great one.” So said Brian Duperreault, president …

Digital Carrier Next Insurance Launches General Contractor Coverage

Small business digital insurance carrier Next Insurance has launched a new general contractor insurance policy that includes general and professional liability insurance for general contractors entirely online. Next Insurance now offers three coverage plans for general contractor insurance starting at …

Confie’s Rothberg Exits California-Based Nonstandard Auto Insurance Giant

Adios Mordy Rothberg. One of the men behind Confie Seguros, a nonstandard auto insurance giant with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers that has been on an agency buying spree since it started in 2008, is calling it quits. Rothberg, …

Liberty Mutual Reports $282M Profit for 3Q

Liberty Mutual and its subsidiaries reported net income of $282 million and $1.911 billion for the three and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018 versus net loss attributable of $665 million and $188 million for the same periods in 2017. …

Insurtech Profile: Snapsheet’s Evolution in Making Virtual Claims Service a Reality

Tech-driven virtual claims services company Snapsheet started out as a service for body shops called Body Shop Bids before pivoting to serving insurers five years ago. Alex Meisner, director of innovation, is one of the original employees and knows the …

Supreme Court Hears Google Case Where Award Monies Don’t Go to Those Harmed

U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned an $8.5 million Google settlement in a case that could make it harder for companies to resolve class-action lawsuits without providing direct compensation to those affected. The court’s conservative members signaled skepticism toward those types …

Plaintiff in Monsanto Weedkiller Cancer Case Accepts Court’s Reduced $78M Award

The school groundskeeper who won a jury trial against Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit over allegations that the company’s glyphosate-containing weed-killers caused his cancer, accepted a court-mandated reduced punitive damages award on Wednesday. The decision by Dewayne Johnson, who sued Monsanto …

ProSight Adds Coverage for Fitness, Wellness Experts to Direct-to-Consumer Platform

ProSight has expanded ProSight Direct, its online direct-to-consumer platform that offers customized insurance for small business professionals, to include coverage for customers in the fitness and wellness industries. From yoga instructors to personal trainers and dietitians – customers can get …

AIG Again Battered by Catastrophes But Reinsurance Lowers 3Q Net Loss

Catastrophe losses in Japan and North America pushed American International Group to a net loss of $1.3 billion for the third quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $1.7 billion in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted after-tax loss was …

Weather, Wildfire Claims an Increasing Share of Home Insurance Losses

U.S homeowners insurers saw an increase in both the number of losses and the percentage of those losses that resulted from an extreme weather event during 2017. According to a LexisNexis Home Trends report, loss costs increased 19 percent from …

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