Reinsurance
Former Argo CEO Watson Pays $450K to SEC Over Failure to Disclose $5.3M in Perks
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with former Argo Group chief executive officer and president Mark Watson III over his role in the firm's failure to disclose more than $5.3 million ...
Lloyd’s, InsurTech Parsyl Will Cover Emerging Market COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Lloyd's of London and insurtech firm Parsyl have launched a program to insure the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in emerging markets as drugmakers race to address the biggest global logistical ...
Bipartisan COVID-19 Plan Separates Coronavirus Liability Protections, State Aid
A bipartisan group of lawmakers released proposed Covid-19 relief legislation that may provide momentum for breaking a months-long impasse, by separating out coronavirus liability protections and ...
APCIA 2021 Lobbying Priorities: Pandemic, Social Inflation, Disaster Mitigation and More
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, insurance industry lobbyists such as Nat Wienecke of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association have continued to do their jobs. Like most of us, ...
A Surge in Insurance Policies for M&A Deals Gone Wrong
A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes ...
Zurich, Farmers to Pay Nearly $4B for MetLife’s U.S. P/C Biz
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home ...
Zurich Private-Public Pandemic Option Gives Carriers Choice In Risk Share
Adding to the mix of ideas for a public-private pandemic risk partnerships between insurers and the federal government, Zurich is proposing a plan that gives insurers a role—and a say in how much ...
Eta and Iota Hurt, Causing $9B in Economic Losses: Aon
North American hurricane landfalls in November added about $9 billion to the total Atlantic seasonal financial toll in terms of catastrophe losses, Aon said in its latest Global Catastrophe Recap ...