Commercial Lines
Public-Private Catastrophe Plan Could Boost UK’s Cyber Risk Resilience: Study
A public-private, cyber-catastrophe reinsurance arrangement would improve the UK's resilience against the growing threat of cyber risks in this interconnected world, according to a recently-released ...
OneBeacon Exits Crop Insurance Business
OneBeacon Insurance Group is getting out of the crop insurance business. The Bermuda-domiciled insurance holding company made it official with the sale of its exclusive managing general agency – ...
Zurich Insurance Reportedly Raising Financing For Possible RSA Takeover Offer
Zurich Insurance Group AG is raising financing ahead of a possible takeover offer for RSA Insurance Group that could come as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...
A.M. Best, Blaming Fosun Merger, Places Ironshore Under Review With Negative Implications
Plans for Ironshore Inc. to be fully absorbed by China's Fosun International Ltd. in a $1.84 billion merger have caught the eye of A.M. Best, which is placing the Bermuda-based insurer under review ...
Cyber Attacks Escalate in Asia, But Secrecy Prevails
Once a month, cyber security lawyer Paul Haswell gets a call from an Asian company with the same question: We've been hacked. Who do we need to tell? More often than not, his answer is "no one." The ...
PURE Starts Offering Workers Comp in Florida For Members’ Domestic Employees
Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) is introducing workers compensation insurance for domestic employees of its members who live in Florida. Eligible employees include those who care ...
The Hanover Launches Business Cyber Attack Coverage; Q2 Net Income Soars
The Hanover Insurance Group is targeting small to mid-sized businesses with new coverage options designed to protect them from data breaches and cyber attacks. These are enhancements for business ...
Small Business Opportunities Hiding in Plain Sight
Sometimes, opportunities really do hide in plain sight. In 2007, I was running ACE's wholesale E&O and D&O business when I noticed that all the small accounts sat on the underwriter's floor, ...