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Serious Change Underway at SiriusPoint
SiriusPoint has seen a cluster of challenges over the past two years—ranging from an incomplete merger integration to persistent underwriting and investment losses to ...
Another Soft Market Is Inevitable
In recent weeks, executives of brokers and carriers have been delivering mixed messages about conditions in the commercial insurance market. "The long curve, the larger trend, is bending in a ...
AIG to Sell Validus Re to RenRe in $3B Deal
American International Group (AIG) said late Monday it has entered into an agreement to sell Validus Re to RenaissanceRe Holdings for about $3 billion, mostly cash. The deal, expected to close during ...
Top Cyber Insurers: 2022 Ranking Reveals Sprinters, Market Share Shifts
In a year when cyber insurers notched the third-lowest industrywide loss ratio since 2015, and cyber premiums vaulted to $7.2 billion, a premium ranking shows two carriers growing more than 150 ...
Third Point’s Loeb Won’t Take SiriusPoint Private
Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb is no longer exploring a potential acquisition of SiriusPoint Ltd SPNT.N, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, a month after disclosing his interest in taking ...
Berkshire’s Jain on GEICO Profit: ‘Don’t Take It to the Bank’; Tech Needs Rebuild
Even though Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO achieved a 93 first-quarter combined ratio, an enviable result measured against industry peers, the leader of Berkshire's insurance operations said the figure ...
Beazley: Business Leaders Need to Focus on Long-Term Climate Change Mitigation Plans
The future of climate change risk management is set to change due to the confluence of natural catastrophes, evolving regulation and increased media scrutiny, according to a new environmental report ...
What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed
In striking contrast to last year's double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200 percent jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages ...