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Aviva Warns UK Government Safety Plan for High-Rise Buildings Could Push Away Investors
Aviva Plc, the UK insurer and asset manager, warned the government that new safety proposals for high-rise apartment blocks could steer institutional investors away from the residential property ...
Climate Change Financial ‘Stress Tests’ Need Better Data and Modeling: Global Oversight Body
Climate change financial 'stress tests' will need to be improved with better data and modeling, a new paper by a global oversight body has recommended, but potential losses at individual banks or ...
Does It Ever Make Sense for Firms to Pay Ransomware Criminals?
Global insurance company AXA announced in May that it will stop writing cyber insurance coverage in France that reimburses customers for making payments to ransomware criminals. Cyber insurance ...
Travelers Makes ‘Strategic Minority Investment’ in Fidelis Insurance Holdings
The Travelers Companies said it has made a "strategic minority investment" in Fidelis Insurance Holdings, a privately-owned global specialty insurer and reinsurer. Neither side disclosed financial ...
Online Insurance Marketplace Policygenius Reportedly Exploring Going Public Through SPAC Merger
Policygenius Inc., an online insurance marketplace, is in talks to go public through a merger with the blank-check company PWP Forward Acquisition Corp. I, according to people with knowledge of the ...
Applied Underwriters Snatches Up Generali Group’s U.S. Specialty Lines Arm
Applied Underwriters has acquired the U.S. Specialty Lines division of Generali Group including Generali Warranty Services, which offers extended warranty programs and contractual liability insurance ...
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Beazley and BHSI
An AXA XL veteran is joining The Hartford as Chief Underwriting Officer within its Global Specialty business unit. Beazley hired a new Chief Operating Officer. A veteran Chubb executive signed on ...
Canadian Municipalities Face Insurance Premium Hikes After COVID Revenue Collapse
Canadian municipalities reeling from a pandemic-driven hit to revenues are facing an added blow from surging liability insurance costs, forcing them to raise property taxes or even cut services for ...