Commercial Lines
Lloyd’s Asks Members for Estimates of Coronavirus-Related Losses
Lloyd's of London has asked its member firms to provide estimates of their potential current and final losses from coronavirus, a spokesman said on Tuesday, to help the insurance market understand ...
Coronavirus Fallout: EU Regulators Ask Firms to Delay M&A Antitrust Filings
European Union regulators have asked companies seeking to complete their desired mergers to delay submitting antitrust filings due to the coronavirus outbreak. That could affect the timelines of ...
Industry Body Warns Most British Companies Not Covered for Coronavirus Closures
Most companies in Britain don't have insurance cover for closures caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the Association of British Insurers said on Tuesday. The government recommended on Monday that ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Re and Willis Towers Watson
Everest Re Group promoted one of its executives to the role of Everest Group chief risk officer and chief actuary. Willis Towers Watson appointed a former Marsh Canada executive to a leadership ...
Insurance Information Institute Will Brief State Regulators on Coronavirus P/C Insurance Impact
The Insurance Information Institute will brief state regulators this week on the financial impact/policy coverage issues raised by COVID-19 in the U.S.'s property/casualty insurance markets. The ...
Canopius Buys Majority Stake in MultiStrat Holdings, a Bermuda-based Specialty Reinsurer
Canopius Group Ltd. has purchased a majority stake in Bermuda-based MultiStrat Holdings Ltd. Neither side disclosed financial terms. MultiStrat is a specialty reinsurance group that writes both ...
Banks Still Lend After Floods; Insurers Are Backing Out
Only a year after losing their homes to floods in parts of Australia's north eastern coast of Queensland, people are moving into new houses built on or near the same plots. But while banks have been ...
Italy’s Generali Expanded Existing Policies and Added New Ones to Confront Coronavirus
Generali's global headquarters in Trieste, Italy is only a few hours away by car from Milan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak that erupted in the country in mid-February. That means the ...