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Q4 Net Income Drops 50% for Allstate on Higher Auto Claims

Allstate Corp. said fourth quarter 2021 net income plummeted 50% compared to results of the prior year quarter as auto claim frequency and severity increased. Adjusted net income for Q4 was $796 million compared to about $1.6 billion during the …

Chubb Net Income Drops in Q4, More Than Doubles for Year

Chubb reported fourth quarter 2021 net income of $2.1 billion, a decrease of 11.5% compared to the same period the prior year. Nevertheless, the insurer had what CEO Evan G. Greenberg called “one of the best years in our company’s …

Toyota Offering Auto Insurance With Farmers’ Toggle in 5 States With More to Come

Automaker Toyota’s insurance arm has begun selling its first branded insurance coverage, Toyota Auto Insurance, in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina, and will soon be offering the coverage in Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas. The insurance agency said …

Chubb’s Digital Platform Blink Partners With USAA on Cyber Insurance

Insurer Chubb’s new digital platform Blink is partnering with its first insurance carrier to offer cyber insurance to military families. The arrangement allows USAA Insurance Agency to offer a Chubb-backed personal cyber insurance offering through Blink. USAA Insurance Agency is …

Insurtech VOOM, Markel Offering Mileage-Based Motorcycle Insurance

Mobility insurtech VOOM and specialty insurer Markel have teamed up to launch a per-mile insurance offering for motorcycles in select states. VOOM will distribute the per-mile product both directly to riders and through select partners while Markel will provide underwriting …

GM Offering Onstar Service to All Drivers Through App; Options Include Insurance

General Motors Co. plans to offer subscriptions for its Onstar Guardian security services to anyone in the United States or Canada who wants to download a smartphone app, expanding beyond owners of GM vehicles in a step to generate recurring …

Crypto Insurer Evertas Raises $5.8M in Seed Funding

Evertas, a cryptoasset insurance company, said it has raised nearly $5.8 million in seed funding, which it will use to accelerate product development, increase its insurance cap[a city and build out its infrastructure. The insurer is focused on covering institutional …

Brown & Brown Brings Its Wholesale Units Under Bridge Specialty Brand

Global insurance broker Brown & Brown has consolidated its broad wholesale operations under one brand name, Bridge Specialty Group. As a group, the more than 25 wholesale units place more than $3 billion in premium. Wholesale brokerage total revenues for …

National General Expands Beyond Floods Product Into 13 Additional States

National General Holdings Corp., a specialty personal lines insurance holding company owned by Allstate, has expanded its private flood product, Beyond Floods, into 13 additional states. The product offers coverage to homeowners with a focus on local, analytical, personalized flood …

USAA, Serving Military and Veterans, Enters Small Business Insurance Market

The insurer that targets members of the military and veterans, USAA, is going to start writing its own small business insurance policies for the first time. The company will initially offer the coverage in five states – Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, …