White Mountains elects Reid T. Campbell to Board of Directors
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. has announced the election of Reid T. Campbell to its Board of Directors.
Auto loan rates fall following Fed rate cut (Big Wheels)
Auto loan interest rates on new and used vehicles fell year over year in October. The dip in loan rates…
Judge allows 3M, Florida city to delay forever chemicals trial
Asbestos & Environmental, Risk Management
Fraudsters mount attacks on auto loan pre-qualification technology
In a new effort to exploit auto pre-qualification web apps, scammers are testing hundreds of identities within minutes to see…
CFTC cautions against AI: ‘be wary of the hype’
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a customer advisory warning to the public to keep an eye out for artificial intelligence (AI) scams.
Standard Chartered taps Starling BaaS platform for green savings product
Standard Chartered’s innovation arm has enlisted the help of Starling Bank for a digital platform that will help UK savers invest in green and sustainable projects.
Heritage’s Q1’25 net income increases to $30.5m despite cat losses
Super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc, has reported first quarter 2025 net income of $30.5 million, compared to Q1’24’s $14.2 million, driven by increased net premiums earned, relatively flat total expenses, and a positive impact of rate actions, underwriting actions, and targeted exposure management in the last several years.
Aon and NFP acquisition agreement clears antitrust waiting period
Aon’s previously announced $13.4 billion acquisition agreement with middle-market P&C broker NFP continues to gain traction, with the waiting period having now expired under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HRS) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
Marsh appoints surety, construction executives
Agents and Brokers, Claims Management, Construction Aon, Marsh & McLennan
Mercury General sees improved net income of $62.6m in Q2 2024
Mercury General Corporation has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $62.6 million, compared to the -$41.5 million reported in the same period the year prior.
DUAL Group forms global partnership with CyberCube to strengthen cyber underwriting
DUAL Group, an international specialist underwriting agency, has entered a global partnership with CyberCube, a company known for its analytics and modelling solutions focused on cyber risk.
Launcher builds on 5 partnerships established last year by integrating with Automatic
After forming five partnerships last year, Launcher finalized another one last week. This time, the technology provider specializing in automotive loan originations announced a strategic integration partnership with Automatic, a leading provider of dealership digital automation solutions for the automotive … [Read More]
Hughes joins Rokstone as Head of Specialty Reinsurance
Rokstone, a global specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Eddie Hughes as its new Head of Specialty Reinsurance.
Sustainable Finance Live sneak peek: Finastra’s Chirine Ben Zaied
As Sustainable Finance Live 2023 approaches on 10 October at Events@No6 London, Finextra spoke to a few speakers to provide attendees with an insight into what’s to come. This week we spoke with Chirine Ben Zaied, head of innovation at Finastra who will be mentoring the hackathon participants, which is taking place ahead of and during the conference.
