Apollo-Owned Aspen Insurance Files for IPO in U.S.
Private equity firm Apollo-owned Aspen Insurance on Wednesday filed its paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a regulatory filing.
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S&P Upgrades Lloyd’s Financial Strength Rating to AA-
S&P Global Ratings has revised its financial strength rating for Lloyd's of London to "AA–", outlook stable, from "A+", outlook stable. The rating upgrade reflects the improvement in Lloyd's ...
Allianz D&O Outlook: ESG Claims ‘Here to Stay’ and AI Rapping at the Door
While everyone may be talking about potential risks associated with generative artificial intelligence, a new directors & officers report from Allianz highlights a range of current concerns ...
Parent of Key SiriusPoint Shareholder In Receivership; Ratings Impact Neutral
SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that the parent company of a key shareholder has been taken into private receivership by its lenders in Singapore. CMIG ...
Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a pan-African focused insurance and reinsurance group, has received "in-principle" approval to launch a Lloyd's syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in ...
23andMe Says Health Data Included in Hack That Compromised 6.9M
Some 6.9 million 23andMe customers had their data compromised after an anonymous hacker accessed user profiles and posted them for sale on the Internet earlier this year, the company said on Monday. ...
2024 Outlook on the MGA Market: Time to Normalize Difficult Conversations?
The insurance industry experienced widespread and significant tightening in the reinsurance markets in 2022. "Volatility" was the watchword as the year 2022 wound down. Reinsurers raised prices, ...
Mobility Trend: Consumers Prefer AV Deliveries Over Robots, Drones
With Amazon aiming to make 10,000 deliveries with drones in Europe this year and Walmart planning to expand its drone delivery services to an additional 60,000 homes this year in the states, ...
U.S. Contractors, Insurers Overlooking Some Safety Improvements in Construction
Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not ...