Commercial Lines
Hurricane Isaias Insured Losses Will Surpass $4B: KCC
Hurricane Isaias likely caused $4 billion of insured losses in the U.S. and $200 million in the Caribbean, according to a new report from Karen Clark & Co. The estimates cover privately insured ...
AXA Mulls Sale of Singapore Business
AXA SA is considering a sale of its Singapore business as it seeks to raise funds divesting peripheral operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The French insurer is working with an ...
Beirut Blast Marine Insurance Losses Likely Less Than $250M
Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut were likely to total less than $250 million, reinsurance broker Guy ...
D&O Liability Insurance Rates Surge Over COVID-19 Litigation Fears
Premiums for directors' and officers' liability insurance surged in the second quarter, broker Marsh said on Monday, as insurance underwriters fear the coronavirus pandemic will lead to hefty ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS Re and Beazley
AXIS Re promoted an executive to a leadership role in North America. Specialist insurer Beazley appointed four new underwriters within its Chicago, Ill.-based cyber and executive risk ...
Chubb Appoints Lupica, Krump to Run North America Insurance, Global Underwriting/Claims
Chubb made two major executive changes affecting its North America Insurance division – the company's largest - as well as Global Underwriting and Claims. John Lupica has been named President, ...
Updated: GEICO, Gen Re Are Bright Spots in Otherwise Tough Q2 for Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had a tough second quarter with the pandemic taking a toll on most of its operating businesses including Precision Castparts aircraft parts, the BNSF railroad, Occidental ...
Too Many Hurricanes, Not Enough Names: Experts Up Atlantic Forecasts
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane ...