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Coterie Insurance and Vertaforce | January 11, 2023

On January 10, 2023, Coterie Insurance officially launched Vertafore's award-winning Commercial SubmissionsTM platform, which handles business owner’s policies (BOP) and general liability policies. Coterie, the platform's first MGA, will make it easier for independent brokers to bind and quote small commercial insurance. The time-consuming process of quoting small business insurance lines has been made simpler using Commercial Submissions by independent agencies sinc...

Insurance Business Magazine | March 12, 2020

Global insurers are now being threatened with coronavirus from two directions – a sharp increase in payouts and at the same time, significant investment losses. While initially a low level of claims was expected because epidemics are excluded from many business insurance policies, a recession that might be in the cards for the global economy puts companies with trade credit insurance, including airlines and retailers, under strain. This is happening alongside added pressure on insurers&rsq...

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Nationwide | March 07, 2022

Nationwide has launched a new variable universal life (VUL) insurance product built specifically for fee-based investment advisors that allows for management of funds within the product without a life license. Nationwide Advisory Variable Universal Life is a permanent life insurance policy with a customizable guarantee that keeps the cost of the protection separate from the rest of the investment. This is the first fee-based VUL fully integrated within the registered investment ad...

North P&I Club | February 05, 2020

North P&I Club has announced the launch of a digital tool to help shipowners and operators track the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. North has developed its MyGlobalView platform so that it can now provide live updates on the number of confirmed cases of the virus, countries at risk, and what to look out for, the company said. The software sources its data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources, and can assist ships with chartering and operations and help prepare staf...