Underwriting
UK Travel Insurance Startup Raises $12M; U.S. Headquarters Planned
UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, raised $12 million in new venture capital financing designed to fuel growth, market expansion and ...
A Surge in Insurance Policies for M&A Deals Gone Wrong
A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes ...
Zurich, Farmers to Pay Nearly $4B for MetLife’s U.S. P/C Biz
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home ...
Eta and Iota Hurt, Causing $9B in Economic Losses: Aon
North American hurricane landfalls in November added about $9 billion to the total Atlantic seasonal financial toll in terms of catastrophe losses, Aon said in its latest Global Catastrophe Recap ...
La Niña Should Stick Around Through March 2021
There is about a 95% chance of La Niña conditions prevailing through the Northern Hemisphere winter from January to March, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña pattern ...
‘Difficult Conditions’ Ahead for D&O Clients in 2021: Marsh
Buyers of directors and officers liability coverage are expected to face "difficult conditions" in the U.S. well into 2021, Marsh has concluded in a new report evaluating the sector. That means ...
New Capital Unlikely to Immediately Soften Rates: Vantage Risk CEO
Greg Hendrick, the CEO and co-founder of the new reinsurance and insurance company Vantage Risk isn't too concerned about the new capital that has been pouring into the market this year, and its ...
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...