Commercial Lines
AmTrust Halfway Toward Focusing More on Local Markets With Surety Sale to Liberty Mutual
AmTrust Financial Services has completed the sale of some of its global surety operations to Liberty Mutual Insurance, the first piece of a two-part deal designed to help it focus more on local ...
Applied Systems CEO French Steps Down; Rhodes to Replace Him
Reid French has stepped down as CEO of the insurance agency technology firm Applied Systems, and cloud technology executive Taylor Rhodes has joined as Applied's new chief executive officer. French, ...
The success of MGAs needs little introduction. For the past several years, the MGA story has been one of growth,...
Trump Urges UK to ‘Walk Away’ From Brexit Talks if EU Does Not Give Ground
U.S. President Donald Trump said Britain should refuse to pay a$50 billion European Union divorce bill and "walk away" from Brexit talks if Brussels does not give ground. Trump told the Sunday Times ...
Judge Rules Facebook Must Proceed With Privacy Breach Lawsuit
Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users' personal data and allowing a U.K. political consulting firm to mine the ...
Executives On The Move at Markel International and Aspen Re
Markel International is bringing a Chubb and AIG veteran on board to head its personal accident, contingency and entertainment business in Asia. Aspen Re made two major executive promotions and a ...
The Latest Launches From CyberPolicy, The Hartford and Geospatial Insight
CoverHound subsidiary CyberPolicy released a new one-click insurance product that can be purchased through trusted brands. The Hartford, thanks to a new partnership, will begin offering services to ...
AI InsurTech Betterview Pulls in New Investment From Nationwide, EMC, Maiden Re, More
InsurTech startup Betterview has raised a $4.5 million investment, with three carriers participating in the financing. Nationwide Ventures, EMC Insurance and Maiden Re took part in the Series A ...
Cyber Attacks Added to List of Municipal Bond Credit Risks
Huge pension debt. Crumbling infrastructure. Climate change. Now add cyberattacks to the list of things that municipal bond investors should worry about. The recent ransomware attack that shut down ...