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Surefire Cyber | June 01, 2022

Surefire Cyber, a new incident response company, debuted today to assist cyber insurers, brokers, legal firms, and the enterprises they support in better managing cyber events like ransomware, email hacking, and other cybercrimes. The firm received a $10 million Series A round of funding from Forgepoint Capital. Surefire Cyber's goal is to work with our clients and partners to swiftly manage a cyber incident and then bring forward capabilities to help the...

State Farm | January 30, 2020

State Farm, the number-one auto insurer in the US for decades, may soon be playing second fiddle to GEICO. After losing business in the wake of a series of rate hikes, State Farm held a market share of 17% in 2018 – its lowest share in more than two decades, according to a report by Crain’s Chicago Business. Online insurer GEICO, meanwhile, held 13.4% of the market. If the two companies’ average growth rates persist, GEICO will overtake State Farm as the nation’s largest ...

AIG | May 05, 2020

AIG has launched Lloyd’s Syndicate 2019, the largest-ever syndicate to be launched at Lloyd’s. AIG will now operate the ninth largest managing agency in the Lloyd’s market, in terms of capacity.

Health Insurance

HealthSmart | June 02, 2022

HealthSmart, one of the nation's largest third party administrators of health plans for employers and plan sponsors, announced the launch of Houston SmartCare™, a comprehensive level-funded health plan that offers market leading discounts to Houston-area small to mid-sized employers. The plan offers significant savings and protection for plan sponsors and features access to leading hospitals, facilities and providers in Greater Houston through Employers Health Network (EHN). Read More