Specialty
Pathpoint, a Digital E&S Wholesale Broker, Makes Its Debut
Pathpoint, a new digital E&S wholesale insurance brokerage, is making its debut. The San Francisco-based company bills itself as the industry's first all-digital company of its kind built from ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and Chubb
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions made three key leadership appointments in its Financial & Professional Services (FinPro) underwriting team. Chubb promoted an executive to the role of Executive Vice ...
Markel Property CAT Reinsurance Business Now Solely With Nephila
Markel Corporation is reorganizing how it handles its reinsurance property catastrophe business, and cutting some jobs in the process. The specialty insurer said it will close its Markel Global ...
Hired Hacker Group Runs Rampant in Middle East
Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers, according to research published on Wednesday by software firm BlackBerry ...
Pandemic-Era Carriers Attracting Hedge Funds’ Attention
Five years after London-based hedge fund Toscafund ditched the shares it held in insurance companies, the $3.5 billion firm and its peers are flocking back, drawn by sharp premium increases which are ...
A New Carrier Joins Rideshare Insurance Market Along With Allstate, Liberty Mutual
A new carrier has joined the rideshare insurance market, offering coverage to Lyft drivers in 11 states. At the same time, ridesharing firm Lyft's drivers now also have access to coverage from ...
Allianz Among Insurers Bracing for Claims Over Hollywood Pandemic Production Shutdowns
Allianz SE, Europe's largest insurer, is bracing for a flood of claims after movie and television studios were forced to curtail production during lockdown. A unit of Allianz, which says it's the ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS, Buckle and Guy Carpenter
AXIS Insurance hired four underwriters for its U.S. Management Liability team. Buckle, a tech-enabled financial services company, has brought on two veteran insurance executives in leadership roles. ...