Commercial Lines
PartnerRe Rejoins Largely Unchanged Reinsurance Top 10: A.M. Best
The 10 largest global reinsurers of 2019 represent a paragon of stability, according to A.M. Best's new market segment report. That's largely because so little changed from the year before. Nine of ...
Swiss Foundation Settles Cryptocurrency Fundraiser Lawsuit With $25M Payment
A three-year-long U.S. court battle over a cryptocurrency fundraiser, one of the largest initial coin offerings ever, has ended with a Swiss foundation paying $25 million ...
Amazon Adds Insurance and Gold to Financial Service Offerings in India
Amazon.com Inc. has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, to expand its customer base and attract more subscribers to its Prime loyalty program in a battleground ...
The Latest Launches From AXIS, Great American Insurance Group and Travelers
AXIS Insurance and Simply Business are partnering on a customized insurance offering for entrepreneurs who conduct business from home. Great American Insurance Group has launched a digital platform ...
Executives On The Move at American Financial Group, Lockton and the NICB
American Financial Group promoted from within for its new chief financial officer. Lockton hired a new executive to fill its own CFO slot. The National Insurance Crime Bureau hired a former homeland ...
Hurricane Laura Losses Could Have Been Worse, Modelers Agree
Although Hurricane Laura was the strongest cyclone to strike Louisiana since 1856, damages were limited because it made landfall in a relatively sparsely populated area and the highest winds were ...
China Re Group Enjoyed Robust Growth for H1 2020
China Re Group Corp enjoyed rapid growth in premiums and steady profitability in the first half of 2020 despite the pandemic. Overall, gross written premiums in the first half of 2020 increased 20.5 ...
Social Inflation and the Risk of D&O-GL Clash
Social inflation is the primary explanation offered for the need to increase general liability and excess casualty premiums in the last two years. With social inflation, injured parties are more ...