Reinsurance
COVID-19 Could Be Most Expensive Event Ever for Insurers, Reinsurers: Guy Carpenter
Although considerable uncertainty remains over its ultimate cost, the COVID-19 pandemic looks set to rank among the re/insurance sector's most expensive events, according to a report published by ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley and Alliant
Specialty insurer and reinsurer W.R. Berkley appointed two attorneys to high-level counsel positions. Alliant hired a co-leader of its mergers and acquisitions unit.
Nationwide, Swiss Re Among Carriers Participating in Upcoming NYC InsurTech Accelerator Program
An accelerator for growth-stage InsurTech startups is launching in New York City this fall. Several carriers and brokers will be participating, including Nationwide, Swiss Re and more. InsurTech NY ...
Tropical Storm Dolly Becomes Fourth Named Atlantic Storm of 2020
Tropical Storm Dolly spun up southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, becoming the Atlantic's fourth named storm of 2020, marking the third-fastest start to a storm season in more than a century. The ...
Immuta Raises $40M to Expand Reach of Automated Data Protection Tech
Immuta, a company whose technology automates the process of controlling, protecting and managing data, has raised $40 million in new venture capital financing. Plans call for using the money to fuel ...
Firefighters Battle Three Major Wildfires in Arizona
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle three major wildfires burning in forested mountains and desert hills across Arizona. Crews were fighting fires in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the ...
Opinion: Coronavirus Lockdown Heightens Workplace Bullying and Harassment
Working from home should have liberated employees from toxic workplace behavior such as bullying and harassment. Amid the lockdowns, gone are undesired office encounters, business trips, ...
What ‘Follow the Fortunes’ Means for COVID-19 Reinsurance Claims
How reinsurers will respond when cedents pay their insureds for COVID-related business interruptions remains an open question, legal and insurance professionals suggested recently, adding more ...