Commercial Lines
The Latest Launches From Travelers, Starr Companies, Neon and More
Travelers' European unit is now marketing beefed-up cyber insurance coverage for UK and Ireland-based tech clients. Starr Companies is touting a new crisis coverage endorsement. Neon launched what it ...
Insurers Will Pay Unprecedented $135B in Natural Catastrophe Claims for 2017: Munich Re
Insurers will have to pay claims of around $135 billion for 2017, the most ever, following a spate of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires in North America, according to a report published on Thursday. ...
Effective compliance management in insurance relies on well-organized information and digital processes that accurately reflect producer relationships across multiple interconnected...
A New Record: Catastrophe Bond Issuance Surpasses $10.5B in 2017
Catastrophe bond issuance surpassed $10.5 billion in 2017 - a new record, according to the latest report from the Property Claims Services Unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions. Results from 2017 are ...
Sompo International to Boost Surety Market Presence With Lexon Acquisition
Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, is making an acquisition designed to boost its presence in the surety market. The transaction will take place through its U.S. ...
Women Are Making Steady Gains in Insurance Industry Leadership Positions: Research
Women are making strides in building their ranks among insurance industry leadership positions even as they remain in the minority, according to new industry demographic research from Saint Joseph's ...
Qatar Re Will Acquire Markerstudy Companies Based in Gibraltar
Qatar Reinsurance Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to buy four Gibraltar-based insurers from Markerstudy Group. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but Qatar Re said that Markerstudy ...
Executives On The Move at JLT Specialty USA, Old Republic, CoreLogic and More
JLT Specialty USA has a new senior vice president. Old Republic International Corp. brought on a veteran executive from The Hartford in a leadership role. CoreLogic hired a chief legal officer. An ...
Massive Winter Storm Predicted, From Florida to Canada
The worst winter storm of the season threatens to bring snow, ice and cold from Nova Scotia to Florida, including a foot or more in Boston and a few inches in Manhattan. Winter storm warnings and ...