Specialty
Arcadian Risk Capital Launches New Bermuda Underwriting Operation
Arcadian Risk Capital is launching as a new underwriting operation based in Bermuda that will initially underwrite excess casualty and professional lines insurance. John Boylan, a 30-year veteran of ...
How Insurance Industry Might Respond if a Pandemic Is an Act of Terror
Imagine a scenario where COVID-19 was manufactured in a lab and was released as an act of terror. Tracey Gibbons, senior vice present, Underwriting, at Third Point Re, considers this possibility ...
The Latest Launches From Neptune Flood, Zurich North America and More
Neptune Flood has expanded the scope of its flood insurance products. Zurich North America launched an Occupational Accident & Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for nonsubscribers ...
Will Insurers Appeal UK COVID-19 Insurance Ruling? Businesses Watch and Wait
LONDON — Murray Pulman says he is as tough as they come, but battles with his insurer have left him close to tears after a coronavirus lockdown forced his family-run cafe The Posh Partridge to ...
Canada’s Manulife Will Start Selling COVID-19 Related Travel Insurance Product
Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp will restore some coverage for coronavirus-related trip interruptions in a new travel insurance policy that also includes COVID-19 in its emergency medical ...
Executives On The Move at AIG and AXIS
AIG picked a Guy Carpenter veteran executive to lead its operations in Japan. AXIS chose a new head for its AXIS Specialty Europe aviation business in continental Europe.
Insurers, Policyholders, Analysts React to UK’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling
Insurers and observers are weighing in on the ruling by a London court in a test case brought by Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to clarify insurance coverage for COVID-19 related ...
American Family Employees Getting Paid Holiday to Vote in National Election
The American Family Insurance group plans to again give its more than 13,500 employees nationally a paid day off so they can vote in the national election. Employees have a choice in the matter in ...