Pluto excited for smart, instant flight delay support delivered in partnership with Blink London, UK (Aug. 8, 2019) – UK InsurTech Pluto, the travel insurance startup backed by the recent winner of the ‘British...
Toronto, ON (Aug. 9, 2019) – Earlier today, the Government of Canada announced changes to the Patented Medicine Price Review Board.[1] These changes should significantly reduce the cost of new medicines in Canada. Life...
Toronto, ON (Aug. 8, 2019) – Successive weather events marked the first half of 2019, pushing claims up significantly for P&C insurers, with total compensation of $292 million paid out* in Quebec, up 165%...
New SMA Blog by Mark Breading, Partner, Strategy Meets Action Boston, MA (Aug. 1, 2019) – Many commercial lines insurers recognize that there are great opportunities for growth in the small commercial segment. There...
New SMA Blog by Karen Pauli, Principal, Strategy Meets Action — It is always exciting to see industry results – particularly those that rank insurers by premium size. It is probably the competitive nature...
Manulife has reported net income of $1.5 billion for the second quarter of 2019. This is an increase of $0.2 billion over the same quarter last year. Manulife says this increase was primarily driven...
Canadians often take pride in their health-care system, but a new study finds that more than two million Canadians over the age of 55 find substantial barriers to health-care services in their province. The...
Partnership gives P&C insurance carriers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada additional tools and resources to process claims faster, facilitate total losses, and more Boston, MA (Aug. 6, 2019) – Duck Creek Technologies has...
Insurance-linked securities market declined year-on-year in Q2 2019 Arlington, VA (Aug. 7, 2019) – The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market declined year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, with just below $1.7 billion of non-life...
New York, NY (Aug. 7, 2019) – Marsh has released its Global Insurance Market Index for the second quarter of 2019. Key findings include: Average commercial insurance pricing increased nearly 6% in second quarter...