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PartnerRe Acquires Canadian Predictive Analytics Company
PartnerRe Ltd. disclosed it has acquired Claim Analytics, a Canadian-based company focused on predictive analytics products and services for insurers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The ...
Pie Insurance Expands Workers Comp Policies Into 3 More States
Pie Insurance has begun selling its low-cost small business workers compensation insurance policies online in Colorado, Louisiana and Texas. That brings the total states for Pie to seven as in March ...
The Latest Launches From Allianz and ISO
Allianz Group will start selling property/casualty insurance in several Central and Eastern European markets, thanks to a new distribution agreement. ISO is now offering a new home healthcare program ...
The Schinnerer Group Will Rebrand as Victor
The Schinnerer Group is rebranding as Victor, and most of the company's individual global businesses will take on the new name. Schinnerer businesses that will rebrand as Victor over the next year ...
AmTrust Postpones Shareholder Vote on Going Private; Contested Plan Lacks Shareholder Support
Lacking enough shareholder votes for approval, AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has postponed until June 21, 2018, the special meeting on a plan to take the insurer private. The meeting was originally ...
CNA Formally Launches Shiny New HQ
CNA moved into a new state-of-the-art global headquarters, marking its official opening on June 1. The Chicago-based insurer's new space at 151 North Franklin Street in Chicago's Loop business ...
AXIS Re Revamps Operations, Eyes Asia Expansion and New Products
AXIS Re, the reinsurance unit of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has reorganized and expanded its product offerings in key areas and regions in a bid to stay competitive. "As the market transforms, we ...
Should AmTrust Go Private at the June 4 Shareholder Vote? Both Sides Weigh In
Supporters and opponents of AmTrust Financial Services' bid to go private are making their case before the proposal goes before stockholders for a vote in just a couple of days. On May 29, AmTrust ...