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COVID-19 Drives More Than Half of AXIS Capital’s Q4 CAT Loss Estimate
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. reported approximately $200 million in preliminary fourth quarter catastrophe losses, more than half of which stem from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bermuda-based specialty ...
Climate Change to Blame for One-Third of U.S. Flood Losses Over Past Three Decades
Climate change is to blame for more than one-third of U.S. flood losses over the past three decades, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers. The study, published in the journal ...
Ship Insurers Ready to Hike Rates After Red Sea Violence
Insurers are set to raise the cost of providing cover for merchant ships through the Red Sea after a series of incidents that have hit vessels around Saudi Arabian waters, industry sources said. The ...
Chubb, Liberty Mutual, Travelers Put Political Donations On Hold
Major U.S. insurers on Wednesday decided to suspend contributions to political campaigns for the next few months, following last week's violence at the U.S. Capitol and challenge to President-elect ...
European Firms, Insurers, Warned of U.S. Sanctions Over Russian Pipeline
The U.S. State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they face the risk of sanctions as the outgoing Trump ...
The U.S. Struck Hardest by 2020 Global Insured Cat Losses: Aon
As bad as 2020 was, global insured catastrophe losses came in at relatively normal levels. The U.S. stands as a notable exception, however, with a large surge in hurricanes, wildfires, and other ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton and Chubb
Two executives – veterans of Chubb and Appella – are joining Hamilton Insurance Group to take on leadership positions within its Lloyd's operations. Chubb appointed one of its veteran executives ...
ReSource Pro Grabs Insurance Consulting Firms Strategy Meets Action, The Nolan Company
ReSource Pro said it has acquired two strategic advisory and management consulting firms focused on property/casualty insurance: Strategy Meets Action and The Nolan Company. ReSource Pro, an ...