Underwriting
Enstar to Pay $218M For South Carolina P&C Company
Bermuda-based Enstar Group Ltd. said it will grab Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina for $218 million. The deal represents an expansion of ...
Iceland Volcano May Menace Atlantic Flights Indefinitely
Iceland said heightened alert levels for airlines may be in place for months as one of its biggest volcanoes continues to rumble, threatening an eruption and ash cloud that would menace flights ...
Munich Re to Snatch Up Australian Commercial Underwriter
Munich Re will team up with an Australian broker network to snatch up a commercial underwriter in that country and much of its business. The transaction is a bit complex. Munich Re, in its ...
Will Investors Give QBE’s CEO Enough Time to Finish His Revamp?
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.'s John Neal is shoring up the insurer's balance sheet by selling shares and assets. He still has work to do convincing bond investors that business is improving after three ...
WSI’s 2014 Storm Forecast Becomes (Slightly) Milder
Weather Services International has reduced the number of storms it is predicting for the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, in a period that has already been slower than past years with extreme weather ...
Allianz Pushes Into Peru With Reinsurance Expansion
Allianz Group is expanding its industrial and corporate reinsurance business into Peru, a move the German company said reflects its continued focus on growth in emerging markets around the world. ...
Tropical Storm Cristobal Veers Away From U.S.
Tropical Storm Cristobal slowly moved north in the Atlantic, dumping heavy rain on the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos islands on a track away from the U.S., the National Hurricane Center said. ...
Zurich, AIG and ACE Among Insurers Likely Hit by Napa Valley Quake
The earthquake that struck northern California yesterday will lead to economic losses of as much as $4 billion, fueled by damaged wineries and shuttered businesses that rely on tourists. Insurers ...