Underwriting
A Red Sox/Yankees Game Helped Bring Tokio Marine and PURE Group Together
PURE Group, the high-net-worth insurer set to be acquired by Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., had been on the Japanese company's radar for more than a decade. After PURE was created in 2006, Tokio Marine ...
Opinion: Climate Change Risks for Homebuyers Old and New
Climate change poses risks to real estate that homebuyers may not be able to predict. As sea level rises, coastal properties, for example, may be subject to increased flooding and intensifying storm ...
UK Home, Car Insurers may Be Stopped From Annual Price Hikes
U.K. home and car insurers could be stopped from jacking up prices when customers' policies come up for renewal as the country's financial-markets watchdog clamps down on an industry that's not ...
More Awareness About Business Interruption Risks Driving Cyber Cover Increases: Zurich Insurance
Businesses are increasingly aware of cyber-related business interruption risks and stepping up to increase their coverage to more adequate levels as a result, according to a new Zurich Insurance ...
Tesla’s Summon-Your-Car Feature Draws Attention of U.S. Safety Regulator
The top U.S. road-safety regulator is gathering information about a Tesla Inc. feature that allows customers to remotely call for their car to pick them up. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Markel Sells Brazilian Insurance Operations to Division’s Executive Team
Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer and subsidiary of Markel Corp., announced that it has sold its insurance operations in Brazil to its existing executive team. Markel ...
Ireland Predicts No-Deal Brexit if UK Proposals Are Final
If Britain's latest proposals for an agreement on leaving the European Union are its final offer, then a no-deal Brexit lies ahead, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday. British ...
Tokio Marine to Grab PURE Group in $3.1B Deal
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc will buy insurer PURE Group for about $3.1 billion, it said on Thursday, marking its fourth sizable acquisition in the United States in a little over a decade. Japanese ...