Insurance

Ergo, the primary insurance business of Munich Re has announced the acquisition of Next Insurance for $2.6 billion.

Markel Insurance names CEO; New CEO of Manulife Asia, plus more career moves.

Increases in car prices in response to U.S. tariffs on foreign goods, potentially ranging from $3,000 to $12,000, has auto insurers ready to act. If premiums double, the increase in drivers going without insurance would force those with insurance to increase liability coverage.

Home safety and insurance interests call for cooperation with government authorities and homeowners to mitigate risks of flood damage.

Insurance is about sustainability, it provides a layer of financial support to families, businesses and communities.

The top five insurance companies had an average property-and-causalty market share of 6.61% as of December 31, 2024.

After some significant tort reform gains were made in 2023 and 2024, abolishing PIP may no longer be a pipe dream.

Digital Insurance spoke with Ron Gura, CEO of insurtech Empathy, about how life insurers can benefit by providing additional services to beneficiaries after the policy's benefits are collected.

While the 22% average increase for homeowners insurance is provisionally approved by California's regulator, the carrier will have to get capital from its parent company to help cover its risks.

More than two-thirds, 67%, of women investors say that supporting family members has impacted their careers.

Insurtech is allowing carriers and companies to promote safe driving practices and save time and money.

In the latest DigIn podcast, Brett Laker of Underwrite Me, discuses how AI is expediting many aspects of the life insurance underwriting process.

Estimates for the financial toll of the blazes range from $30 billion to as high as $250 billion, as homeowners grapple with premium hikes and non-renewals.

Brett Laker, head of North America for UnderwriteMe focuses on trends he's seeing for 2025 and how AI will empower underwriters with data for faster decision making.

As the number of underwriting rules increases, they create a maze of redundant and sometimes conflicting conditions.

The scope of the disaster depends on whether it's insured losses, property damage or overall economic impact.

Fremont, a Bay Area city of 226,000, in September became the first municipality in the nation to buy its own citywide flood insurance policy.

There were about 50 funding events in the insurtech sector in February, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

HSB, a part of Munich Re, partners with Flume; Kin expands into California, plus more insurtech news.

First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South Carolina were consumed by voracious flames.