Commercial Lines
The Latest Launches From BHSI and Cyberscout
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is launching a new Commercial Crime Insurance product in Asia. Cyberscout said it is expanding its Global Incident Response offering. *** Berkshire Hathaway ...
Arch Capital Group Closes Purchase of Barbican, Boosting Lloyd’s Presence
Arch Capital Group Ltd. said it has closed its planned purchase of Barbican Group Holdings Ltd., a move expected to deepen its involvement in both Lloyd's and the London market. Arch acquired the ...
Climate Change Stress Tests Coming in France for Insurers, Banks
France's financial regulator will subject banks and insurers to climate change stress tests next year, central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Friday. Investors are increasingly ...
Volkswagen Confronts Giant UK Emissions Class Action Lawsuit
Volkswagen AG is facing one of the largest-ever U.K. class action lawsuits, with almost 100,000 vehicle owners accusing it of misleading them by installing emissions-cheating software that made it ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Plans $500M U.S. IPO for OneConnect Arm
Ping An Insurance's OneConnect Financial Technology plans to launch a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) for about $500 million on Tuesday, people with knowledge of the matter said, reducing both its ...
Zurich CEO Greco Reportedly Knocks Cross-Border Mergers
The European insurance sector is too fragmented but large cross-border deals are not the solution to the problem, the head of Europe's fifth-biggest insurer Zurich said in a newspaper interview on ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Insurance and AmTrust Financial Services
Everest Insurance added four new executives to its Financial Lines Team as part of a broader expansion of the line. AmTrust Financial Services appointed a new Head of Litigation. *** Everest ...
Argo Activist Shareholder Voce Seeks Special Meeting to Elect New Board Members
Activist shareholder Voce Capital Management LLC is renewing its fight with the board of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. This time, Voce is calling for a special meeting of Argo shareholders ...