Reinsurance
Guidewire Grabbing ISCS for $160M, With an Eye on the Cloud
Guidewire, a software company focused on the P/C industry, will buy a tech outfit specializing in cloud computing for about $160 million in cash. The acquisition also helps it access the small ...
Greenlight Capital Re CEO Hedges to Depart; Goldberg Will Return in Interim Capacity
Greenlight Capital Re disclosed that CEO Barton Hedges will be stepping down at the end of March 2017. News of his impending departure comes weeks after A.M. Best slapped the struggling specialist ...2017 Predictions Part I: Brexit Opportunities and More M&A to Come
M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global insurance/reinsurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & ...
Executives On The Move at Aspen, Guy Carpenter and More
Aspen Insurance Holdings promoted an executive to the newly-created role of Group Chief Operating Officer. Guy Carpenter & Co. appointed a veteran executive to the newly-created role of ...
Dwindling Investment Returns, Heavy Competition Erode Insurance Industry Fundamentals
The ongoing pressures of diminishing investment returns, dwindling loss reserves and intense competition are beginning to erode industry fundamentals, cautioned A.M. Best in a special report titled ...
Brexit Fallout: More Global Insurers Considering European HQ Move to Ireland
A growing number of global insurers are considering moving to Ireland and some may choose to locate European headquarters there rather than Britain following that country's vote to leave the European ...
The Latest Launches From Next Insurance, QBE, Marsh and More
Next Insurance has partnered with Munich Re on an online product tailored to commercial photographers. QBE has launched a program with Patriot National to offer workers compensation and employers ...
Reinsurance Sector Can’t Shake A.M. Best Negative Outlook, Despite Market Bottoming
The outlook for the reinsurance sector is being held at negative by A.M. Best, which cited continuing market challenges that will hinder the potential for positive rating actions and may eventually ...