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Generali in Early Discussions About Possibly Buying Credit Agricole Subsidiary
Assicurazioni Generali SpA is in early talks on a possible takeover of Credit Agricole subsidiary La Medicale, as part of plans to expand in European non-life and health insurance businesses, ...
Lloyd’s, Travelers, Other Insurers Lose in JPMorgan Appeal Over Bear Stearns Settlement
New York's highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear ...
Cyber Insurers Now Requiring Security Steps Along With Higher Premium
Insurers are continuing to take a hard line on underwriting and pricing cyber coverage. While commercial lines prices overall rose 8.9% in the third quarter, cyber premiums increased 27.6%, according ...
U.S. Govt. Wants Appeals Court to Immediately Lift Stay on COVID Workplace Vaccine Rule
The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule to avoid "enormous" harm to public health, or alternatively to ...
Continuing to Build: Construction-Focused InsurTech Shepherd
Armed with $6.2 million in seed funding and a technology platform that simplifies the insurance submission process for construction brokers and middle-market commercial contractor clients, InsurTech ...
Guy Carpenter and Marsh to Combine South Africa Facultative Reinsurance Businesses
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter and insurance broker Marsh, both businesses of Marsh McLennan, said they are combining their South Africa facultative reinsurance operations into a single business, ...
Resilience Cyber Raises $80M to Fund Further Expansion Into Middle Market
Resilience, which offers cyber insurance and security solutions, reported that that it closed an $80 million Series C funding round as it plans for further middle market expansion and international ...
What Do You Do With Emerging Interest Risks?
Every emerging risk strategy must begin with a horizon scan. At Praedicat, our strategy is to scan the scientific literature for indications that scientists are investigating a new hypothesis that ...