North Carolina Survey: Many Coastal Homeowners Have No Plan to Mitigate Storm Damage April 11, 2019 A majority of coastal homeowners have little to no intention of reducing their homes’ structural vulnerabilities, even though they live...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Insures Farmers in 16 Nations Against Crop-Price Volatility April 11, 2019 By Nigel Hunt Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with...
Insurtech Lemonade Raises $300 Million; SoftBank, Allianz, Alphabet Among Investors April 11, 2019 By Anna Irrera Lemonade, the insurance company built around artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, announced the signing of a $300 million Series D...
Zurich, CoverWallet Launch Online Insurance Platform for Smaller Firms in Switzerland April 11, 2019 Zurich Insurance Group’s investment in CoverWallet is bearing fruit, with Zurich now providing insurance for small and medium-sized businesses in...
Zurich Canada Names Aon’s Royer as Head of Liability April 11, 2019 Marco Royer has been named head of Liability for Zurich Canada. Royer will be a member of the Zurich Canada...
Ant Financial Aims to Disrupt Health Insurance with New Chinese Health ‘Collective’ April 11, 2019 By Lulu Yilun Chen Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has done more than perhaps any company to disrupt China’s gargantuan banking and asset-management industries....
EU Gives Britain 6-Month Brexit Extension, Despite French Resistance April 11, 2019 By Elizabeth Piper, Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc, more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she...
Southeast States Push Industry Over Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds April 11, 2019 By David R. Baker It’s the other dirty problem for U.S. coal — one that could cost utilities billions to clean up. Even as...
Top 10 Causes of Most Serious Workplace Injuries April 11, 2019 The annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index documents the top 10 causes of the most serious workplace injuries – those...
States, Congress Questioning Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Role in Drug Prices April 11, 2019 By Robert Langreth Several states are probing pharmacy-benefit managers’ business practices in government-sponsored health programs, adding to the scrutiny the middlemen face in...