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AmTrust CEO Zyskind, Stone Point Capital Propose Taking Insurer Private
A bid is afoot to take AmTrust Financial Services private. Stone Point Capital Partners, along with AmTrust Chairman and CEO Barry Zyskind and Director George Karfunkel (and his wife, Leah ...
Parametric Insurance Can Help Close Global Insurance Protection Gap: Clyde & Co.
Parametric insurance can play a significant role in closing the insurance protection gap – a problem that plagues economies in both the developing and developed world, according to a report ...
The Latest Launches From Roost and AmTrust Financial Services
AmTrust Financial Services is rolling out a new warranty app and platform. Roost is unveiling a smart garage door sensor.***
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. has ...
How AI Will Revive Auto Insurance
Is auto insurance going to vanish as autonomous vehicles take over the roads? Will people be completely hands off their steering wheels in the next five to 10 years? Currently, the auto insurance ...
Berkshire Hathaway Could See $37B Book Value Gain from U.S. Tax Cuts: Barclays
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett, may see its book value grow by $37 billion because of U.S. tax law changes enacted by President Donald Trump, Barclays Capital analysts ...
Tax Law Aftermath: Some P/C Carriers Will See Domestic Earnings Soar; AIG, The Hartford Face Hits
Property/casualty insurers should see their domestic earnings grow by approximately 14 percent on average in 2018, thanks to the lower U.S. tax rate, according to a Morgan Stanley research note. ...
FEMA Expands Private Sector Flood Reinsurance Program for 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed a reinsurance placement with 28 private reinsurers to help the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) recover losses it may have to pay ...
Churches Now Eligible for FEMA Aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or ...