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Executives On The Move At AXA XL and AXIS Re
A former Munich Re executive joined AXA XL in a leadership role involving reinsurance sales in Latin America. Another ex-Munich Re executive signed on with AXIS Re as a Senior Underwriter for its ...
Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Climb 22% in Q4: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices increased 22% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh. The increase, the largest since the ...
Markel 2021 Combined Ratio Target Of 90 Attainable, Execs Say
After reporting a combined ratio of 89 for the final quarter of 2020, Markel Corporation's co-chief executive officers believe a goal of a 90 combined for full-year 2021 is well within reach. "I feel ...
InsurTech MGA LeaseLock Raises $52M; Liberty Mutual, American Family Among Investors
LeaseLock has raised $52 million in new venture funding from a roster of investors including Liberty Mutual and American Family Insurance. The California-based InsurTech and MGA provides nationwide ...
Argo Faces $51M in Estimated Q4 COVID-19, Natural Catastrophe Losses
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. estimates losses from fourth-quarter 2020 natural catastrophes and the COVID-19 pandemic will hit $51 million. Breaking down the overall total, Bermuda-based ...
Climate Change Forcing Ocean Levels to Rise More Quickly Than Anticipated
Climate change is causing oceans to rise quicker than scientists' most pessimistic forecasts, resulting in earlier flood risks to coastal economies already struggling to adapt. The revised estimates ...
K2 Backs Reciprocral Exchange Seeking to Insure Florida Mobile Homeowners
Insurance services holding company K2 Insurance Services and New York based private equity firm Lee Equity Partners have formed American Mobile Insurance Exchange (AMIE), a reciprocal exchange that ...
Investor Wants Finland’s Sampo to Focus on Insurance, Sell Nordea Stake
Finnish financial group Sampo should sell its 4.3 billion euro ($5.2 billion) holding in lender Nordea this year and focus on its insurance operations, Elliott Advisors said on Tuesday. The activist ...