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Lloyd’s Insurer Hiscox to Provide Insurance for Ukraine Grain Shipments

Aug 3 2022 // Hiscox is committed to a planned insurance consortium providing cover for ships traveling through a safe passage from Ukraine, its chief executive said on Wednesday, as the Lloyd’s of London insurer shares plunged on...

French Insurer AXA Posts 3% Rise in H1 Net Profit

Aug 3 2022 // French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback program as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit, driving up its stock price.AXA, Europe’s second-biggest insurer behind Germany’s Allianz, said it would...

UK Motor Insurer Direct Line to Raise Premiums After H1 Profit Hit

Aug 2 2022 // British motor insurer Direct Line is raising premiums after higher claims hit its first-half profits, as the company feels the effects of soaring prices for everything from used cars to spare parts.Chief Executive Penny...

The Hidden Costs of Switching Carriers at Renewal Time

Aug 2 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group.It’s no secret, insurance costs are on the rise – across coverages. And current market trends reveal larger increases in the first quarter of 2022....

Liberty Mutual Insurance Acquires Malaysian Insurer AmGeneral

Aug 1 2022 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed the acquisition of Malaysian insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad, which is expected to make Liberty Mutual the country’s largest auto insurer.AmGeneral was previously 51%-owned...

Louisiana Judge: State Can’t Order Insurers to Pay Ida Evacuation Expenses

Aug 1 2022 // A Louisiana judge has ruled that the state’s insurance commissioner’s directive ordering insurers to pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses is invalid and unenforceable.Judge Patrick Moore...

Solving the Insurers’ Red Queen Dilemma

Aug 1 2022 // Well, in our country,’ said Alice, still panting a little, ‘you’d generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time, as we’ve been doing.’ ‘A slow sort of...

Despite Growing Pressures, Most Cyber Insurers Won’t Exit: Survey

Aug 1 2022 // The cyber insurance sector has been tested recently with growing ransomware attacks, rising premiums, and more sophisticated threat actors, but that isn’t necessarily scaring insurers away, according to a 2022 Cyber...

Lemonade Closes Deal for Auto Insurer Metromile

Jul 28 2022 // Digital insurer Lemonade said it has closed of the acquisition of pay-per-mile car insurance provider Metromile in an all-stock transaction.Metromile shareholders received 7.3 million Lemonade shares, while Lemonade...

Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $34 Billion in H1 2022: Munich Re

Jul 28 2022 // Global natural disasters during the first half of 2022 cost insurers about US$34 billion, which covered a little more than half of the overall $65 billion in losses from floods, earthquakes, and storms during the first six...

Insureds Can’t Block Repairs Then Sue Insurer, Florida Appeals Court Agrees

Jul 28 2022 // Insureds cannot recover damages from the insurance company if they failed to comply with the policy and failed to allow the insurer to make the needed repairs, a Florida appeals court decided Wednesday.Florida’s 3rd...

Lloyd’s Insurers Preparing to Cover Ukraine Grain

Jul 27 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurers and brokers are preparing to provide cover for grain shipments from Ukraine and are likely to announce their plans shortly, the commercial insurance market’s chairman said on...

UK Insurers, Banks Risk Fines Under New Reforms Unless They Put Customers First

Jul 27 2022 // Financial firms may be fined and stripped of their regulatory authorization unless they put their customers’ needs first under far-reaching reforms from the UK City regulator.Banks, insurers and other companies will...

Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $39B During H1 2022, 18% More Than Average: Aon

Jul 27 2022 // Insured losses from global natural disaster events were estimated at $39 billion during the first half of 2022, 18% higher than the 21st century average of $33 billion, driven by persistent severe convective storm (SCS)...

Medicare Open Enrollment Season: Best Practices for Carriers, Agencies, and MGAs/MGUs

Jul 27 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. With pumpkin spice lattes nigh, we can nearly smell the coming of a very busy time of year for carriers, agencies, MGAs/MGUs. Yes, you guessed it, we’re talking...

Markets/Coverages: Openly’s New Homeowners Carrier; Neptune Flood, SIAA Partnership; MiKargo247 Launches for Per-Load Freight

Jul 26 2022 // Openly Starts Openly Insurance Company, a Licensed Homeowners Insurance CarrierOpenly announced the launch of the Openly Insurance Company, a homeowners insurance carrier licensed in 17 states. Openly had formerly...

Japanese Insurers Sell Heatstroke Coverage as Temperatures Soar to Record Levels

Jul 26 2022 // As temperatures soar to unprecedented levels from Europe to Asia this summer, some Japanese insurance companies have begun selling policies to protect people struck down by the heatwave.Sompo Holdings Inc. and Sumitomo...

Court Agrees With Insurer: Amazon Can Be Sued Under New Jersey Product Liability Law

Jul 26 2022 // Online marketplace Amazon can be sued under New Jersey product liability law for defective products sold by third-party sellers on its website.The federal district court in New Jersey sided with the New Jersey...

Insurers Weigh Covering Ukraine Grain Shipments After Deal to Re-open Black Sea Ports

Jul 25 2022 // A number of insurance underwriters are interested in providing cover for grain shipments from Ukraine after an agreement was reached to re-open Black Sea ports, although the first shipments are expected to be weeks away,...

Former Students Sue Insurers over Alleged Abuse at Georgia Boarding School

Jul 25 2022 // Twenty men who said they were sexually abused at a prestigious boarding school in Georgia are now suing the school’s insurance companies for $345 million. The insurers argue that their policies did not cover the...