Underwriting
Verisk Acquires UK Geographic Data Group
Verisk Analytics, Inc., a data analytics provider, announced the acquisition of The GeoInformation Group, a participant in the field of geographic data solutions based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, Allied World, Lockton and More
Allied World brought on two former AIG executives to help run operations in Asia. Chubb named a new executive to lead its Real Estate & Hospitality Industry practice, after the previous executive ...
Metromile, CoverHound Partnership Announced
CoverHound, an online insurance agency, and Metromile, a pay-per-mile auto insurance provider, announced Monday that they are teaming up to provide more coverage options for customers of both ...
The Third-Party Capital Juggernaut Continues Unabated: Standard & Poor’s
Perhaps the good news for U.S. property catastrophe reinsurers is this: the influx of third-party capital to their sector has slowed. The reality remains, however, that its growth continues to ...
Allianz’s PIMCO Starts Rebound as Insurer Surpasses Q3 Forecasts
Europe's largest insurer Allianz signaled it might return cash to shareholders after reporting forecast-beating quarterly earnings on Friday and the first positive flows into U.S. bond fund manager ...
Generali’s Asset Management Unit Helped Support Q3 Performance
Assicurazioni Generali, Italy's biggest insurer, said on Thursday its operating profits were down 5.6 percent so far this year but despite low interest rates the performance had improved in the third ...
SCOR Anticipates Full India Launch
SCOR is on the verge of launching full operations in India. Regulators there granted SCOR permission to open a composite branch office in India to conduct P/C and life reinsurance business. SCOR will ...
Small Businesses Around the World Fear Climate Change Effects: Zurich Survey
Insurance carriers trying to measure clients' concerns about climate change should take note. Four out of five small and medium-sized businesses fear its impact on their bottom lines, according to a ...