Underwriting
Typhoon Dujuan Lashes Taiwan, Disrupting Land and Air Traffic
Typhoon Dujuan lashed Taiwan with rain and wind Monday, disrupting land and air traffic and forcing offices, schools and financial markets to shut on Tuesday. The stock markets will be closed for all ...
Cyber Security Field Faces Worsening Gender Gap and Workforce Shortage
Women account for just one out of 10 cyber security professionals, as the gender gap widened over two years in a male-dominated field with a drastic workforce shortage, a survey showed. ISC2, the ...
AmTrust Will Grow Again Through Acquisition With $233M Republic Companies Buy
AmTrust Financial Services will buy Texas-based property/casualty insurer Republic Companies, Inc. for $233 million, continuing an ongoing strategy of growth through strategic acquisitions. The ...
Catholic Mutual, Church Mutual Insurance Co. Form Business Alliance
Two mutual insurers who generate their business from the Catholic Church and other religious organizations are forming a strategic alliance that will expand each other's reach. Catholic Mutual Group, ...
NSA Chief Questions Viability of Cyber-Weapons Treaty
Achieving a multinational arms-control treaty governing the use of cyber-weapons may be impossible because groups unaffiliated with governments wouldn't honor it, Admiral Michael Rogers, the director ...
Hamilton Insurance CEO Seeks More Acquisitions; IPO is Likely
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the company backed by hedge fund firm Two Sigma, is seeking more takeovers as Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault builds a business that he expects to take ...
Fitch: Medical Professional Liability Insurance Continues Downward Slide
Medical professional liability insurance for the U.S. property/casualty industry continued its years-long decline in 2014 in terms of net written premium volume, hammered by everything from worsening ...
Sub-Saharan Africa Drawing Growing Insurer/Reinsurer Interest Despite Uncertainties: A.M. Best
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to attract interest from insurers and reinsurers despite uncertainty about whether regional countries there can sustain robust levels of growth, A.M. Best concluded in a ...