Underwriting
National General to Pay $165M for Regional Auto Insurer Direct General
National General Holdings Corp. will pay $165 million for a Tennessee-based property/casualty insurer focused on nonstandard auto business. The New York City-based specialty insurance holding company ...
PCI Urges Consideration of Firefighting Funding Reform Bill
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is throwing its support behind a bill first proposed in 2015 that would make supplemental federal funding to fight wildfires a more flexible and ...
Brexit Vote Fallout Will Not Be Solved Quickly
To leave, or not to leave: That is the question. Still. After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never ...
Insurers’ Earnings Take Hit From French & German Floods: A.M. Best
The earnings of French and German insurers during the first half of 2016 will be dampened by flood claims following storms Elvira and Friederike, which pounded the countries in quick succession ...
Ironshore Freed From A.M. Best’s ‘Under Review’ Status
A.M. Best has changed its mind about Ironshore, removing the Bermuda-based specialty insurer from its status as "under review with negative implications." A year after initially taking action, the ...
XL Group Shareholders Approve Ireland-to-Bermuda HQ Switch
XL Group plc's shareholders approved plans to change its place of incorporation from Ireland to Bermuda, a process it hopes to complete in the 2016 third quarter. That doesn't mean that XL Group is ...
W.R. Berkley Chairman Urges Greater Carrier/Agent Cooperation on Lowering Costs
Partnership and greater efficiency will help lead the way to continued profitability for the property/casualty insurance industry despite a new level of uncertainty globally, according to William R. ...
Lloyd’s Faces Post-Brexit Risks: Fitch Ratings
A British departure from the European Union generally won't harm the country's "resilient" property/casualty insurance sector, though there are some risks in play for Lloyd's members, Fitch Ratings ...