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AIG to sell travel insurance on Expedia site; Allstate, Uber team up

Property and casualty

Brand Expedia Group selected American International Group Inc. as its global provider of travel insurance and assistance products. Travelers can opt for AIG's Travel Guard insurance offerings at the U.S. point of purchase for flights, hotels, packages, cars and cruises on several Expedia sites.

Willis Towers Watson Plc launched a customized cyberinsurance solution for the general aviation industry, known as the Willis Towers Watson Aerospace Cyber Guard. The cyberinsurance solution will be provided by one or more insurance company subsidiaries of W. R. Berkley Corp.

QBE North America announced the inclusion of data breach planning services in all cyber policies.

Everest Insurance unit Everest Underwriting Partners expanded its existing forest and logging program to include inland marine coverage. Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc. is the underwriting manager for the program. Inland marine coverage will be available in all states except New York on an admitted basis.

Validus Holdings Ltd.'s Validus Specialty Underwriting Services announced a package policy, particularly designed for private U.S. financial technology companies. The Validus Fintech policy offers coverage and protection with the ability to include directors and officers, errors and omissions, employment practices liability, fiduciary, cyber and crime.

Allstate Corp. is partnering with Uber Technologies Inc. to provide commercial auto coverage in Illinois, New Jersey and Wisconsin, starting March 1. The policies are managed by Allstate Business Insurance.

Aon Plc has partnered with Dubai-based Emiratization Advisory firm TBH Consultancy to provide solutions to UAE-based firms as the UAE Government focuses on workforce nationalization.

USI Affinity entered into an agreement with Hanover Insurance Co. to provide an improved lawyer's professional liability insurance solution in the New Jersey, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia markets, effective Sept. 1.

Life and health

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts Inc.'s Dental Blue plan expanded its national network to include 122,000 dentists at more than 300,000 locations across all 50 states.

Community Health Plan of Washington announced a partnership with The MAVEN Project, a volunteer-based organization, to offer physicians across Washington expanded access to medical specialists.

Sun Life Financial Inc. entered into a strategic partnership with healthcare technology company Collective Health to provide self-funded employers and their employees in the U.S. with new benefits solutions. The companies will integrate Sun Life's stop-loss offering into The Collective Health Platform and the first joint stop-loss offering will be available by mid-2018 for Jan. 1, 2019, effective dates. Sun Life is also supporting the partnership through an investment in Collective Health's most recent funding round.

USI AffinityStandard Insurance Co. launched its latest individual disability insurance products, Platinum Advantage and Platinum Advantage Guaranteed Standard Issue, in Florida.

Aetna Inc. announced a collaboration with St. Luke's Health Partners in Idaho, and the introduction of the Aetna Whole Health product in the state that aims at improving patient outcomes and better manage healthcare costs for employers.

Hiscox Ltd. announced new coverages in its insurance policy for U.S. businesses in the mental health industry. The Hiscox PRO Outpatient Mental Healthcare Professional Liability offering can be combined with other insurance products, including general liability, technology errors and omissions, and crime and privacy, to suit an individual business's needs.