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Woolley Joins AXIS International Construction Team
A veteran of Zurich Insurance, CNA and more joined AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. in a leadership role. Anna Woolley was named senior underwriter in the AXIS International Construction team. In her new ...
California Utility Emerges From Bankruptcy After Wildfires Pushed It to the Brink
Nearly a year and a half after collapsing under $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires sparked by its equipment, PG&E Corp. has emerged from the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history. The ...
Allianz CEO Baete Predicts 2021 Recovery Barring Another Major Coronavirus Hit
Allianz, which is facing headwinds from the coronavirus crisis, expects to be back on track in 2021 barring a second major outbreak or financial market correction, the German insurer's chief ...
A Struggling AGCS Rolls Out Its Restructuring Plan
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the industrial insurer of Allianz Group, is embarking on a restructuring program it says is designed "to regain profitability and market leadership in ...
The Latest Launches From Sompo GRS and Bold Penguin
Sompo Global Risk Solutions has expanded its operations in Europe. Bold Penguin, an InsurTech commercial insurance technology provider, partnered with ZenBusiness, an online platform that helps small ...
In 2020, U.S. P/C Insurers’ Decade-Long Run of Premium Growth Will End: S&P
The U.S. P/C insurance industry will end a 10-year run of premium growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 fallout, according to new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence. "Factors including ...
Musk Paid Nearly $1M by Tesla for His Controversial D&O Insurance Arrangement
Tesla Inc. is making a one-time payment of almost $1 million to Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk related to a controversial insurance arrangement he agreed to with the carmaker's board earlier this ...
Exclusive: How P/C Insurance Pros Are Faring Working From Home During Pandemic
According to Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," there's no place like home. For many in the property/casualty insurance industry, home is where their job has been during the pandemic. While millions of ...