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The Latest Launches From Fidelis and AmTrust
Fidelis, Aon and Marsh are collaborating on a new approach to keeping the products of modern slavery out of the export supply chain. A division of AmTrust Financial Services launched a commercial ...
1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Are Coming From Nursing Home Residents
Nursing home residents account for nearly 1 in 10 of all the coronavirus cases in the United States and more than a quarter of the deaths, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data ...
A Primer on London’s Former Role Insuring the Atlantic Slave Trade
London is facing up to its role in insuring the slave trade as part of a sweeping global reassessment of history and racism. This reappraisal was triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man ...
Maximizing the Value of ‘New Data’ in Commercial P/C Insurance
While there's a great deal of speculation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic's immediate and longer-term effects on the insurance industry, one key trend is sure to stick: commercial P/C insurers will ...
A Mixed Perspective on Lemonade’s Proposed IPO
Lemonade's proposed initial public offering, disclosed earlier in June, has the dubious distinction of being unveiled during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon that has roiled the public ...
Swiss Re Appoints Leger as Chief Underwriting Officer as Schmid Steps Down
Swiss Re announced the appointment of Thierry Léger as the group chief underwriting officer, effective Sept. 1, 2020. At the same time, the reinsurer announced it is restructuring its life ...
The Latest Launches From W.R. Berkley and Bold Penguin
W.R. Berkley Corp. member company Berkley One is debuting a Recreational Marine product, along with enhancements in five states. InsurTech startup Bold Penguin added Ohio-based State Automobile ...
Australia Government, Critical Infrastructure Targeted by State-Based Hackers
Australia's government, health and education services and various industries are being targeted by sophisticated state-based cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison said ...