Markets
Forecast Suggests La Niña Through Winter Is Highly Probable
A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there is an 85% chance of La Niña conditions continuing through the upcoming Northern Hemisphere winter. The chance of the weather pattern ...
Claims Trends, Risk Exposures Face Long-Term Changes Due to Pandemic: AGCS
The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic as an economic loss events is unprecedented for companies and insurers alike and claims trends and risk exposures are likely to evolve in both the mid- and ...
Pathpoint, a Digital E&S Wholesale Broker, Makes Its Debut
Pathpoint, a new digital E&S wholesale insurance brokerage, is making its debut. The San Francisco-based company bills itself as the industry's first all-digital company of its kind built from ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and Chubb
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions made three key leadership appointments in its Financial & Professional Services (FinPro) underwriting team. Chubb promoted an executive to the role of Executive Vice ...
Markel Property CAT Reinsurance Business Now Solely With Nephila
Markel Corporation is reorganizing how it handles its reinsurance property catastrophe business, and cutting some jobs in the process. The specialty insurer said it will close its Markel Global ...
Hired Hacker Group Runs Rampant in Middle East
Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to research published on Wednesday by software firm BlackBerry ...
Progressive CEO Griffith Mulls Expansion Into Life Insurance
Progressive Corp. could soon expand its horizons into life insurance. "We actually are considering that," Chief Executive Officer Tricia Griffith said when asked about a possible move. "We have a ...
Pandemic-Era Carriers Attracting Hedge Funds’ Attention
Five years after London-based hedge fund Toscafund ditched the shares it held in insurance companies, the $3.5 billion firm and its peers are flocking back, drawn by sharp premium increases which are ...