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Arch Re to Snatch Up Aspen Re’s Global Credit and Surety Business
Arch Reinsurance said it will acquire global credit and surety renewal rights from Aspen Re, now that the latter company is exiting the line. Both parties have also agreed to start additional ...
Boeing Reports Settlement of More Than Half of Lion Air Crash Lawsuits
Boeing Co has settled more than half of some 118 cases related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday. ...
A Corpse Adds to Old Mutual’s Ongoing Problems
Old Mutual Ltd. is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. The 174-year-old insurer was forced to apologize after a grieving family brought a corpse to one of its branches so the company ...
Hippo Makes an Acquisition Intended to Strengthen Its Home Insurance Services
Hippo Insurance has acquired an early-stage startup designed to beef up its digital home insurance services for clients. The InsurTech startup and managing general agent said it snatched up Sheltr, a ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL, Bold Penguin/CNA and W.R. Berkley
AXA XL launched a six-week program designed to enable client risk managers to develop new products and services for complex risks. CNA is now officially part of a new commercial insurance platform ...
GM Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Racketeering in New Corruption Lawsuit
General Motors Co. hit Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with a blockbuster racketeering lawsuit, alleging a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that has sent United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler ...
Another Business Interruption: Mass California Power Outages Return
Power supply to about 150,000 California homes and businesses is expected to be shut off on Wednesday, in the latest precautionary outage planned by utility giant PG&E against wildfire risks ...
Aon Acquires CoverWallet, Coveting the Growing Small Biz Digital Insurance Marketplace
Aon said it has agreed to acquire InsurTech startup CoverWallet in a bid to boost its presence in the growing digital insurance market for small and medium-sized business customers. Neither side ...