Specialty
Down Nearly 15%: Falling D&O Prices Becomes A Thing After Years of Hikes
Directors and officers liability pricing fell 14.7 perecent in the third quarter, according to a recent survey. Aon's Financial Services Group's Q3 2022 pricing index for the quarter ending on ...
Five More Years: Zaffino To Lead AIG Through 2027
On Friday, American International Group, Inc. announced that AIG and Peter Zaffino, president, chief executive officer and chair of the board, entered into an agreement securing Zaffino's employment ...
SEC Cyber, Climate Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims
New rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors and officers ...
Berkley Cooling On Professional Lines, Firing Up Property Cat Re Engines
Property cat reinsurance: "More." Professional liability insurance: Not so much. The president and chief executive officer of W.R. Berkley Corp., Robert Berkley, Jr., shared his company's appetite ...
Hallmark Financial Sells E&S Ops to Core Specialty
On Friday, Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and Core Specialty announced the sale of Hallmark's excess and surplus lines operations to Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. for roughly $40 million ...
Trump Defrauded Insurers, New York AG’s Lawsuit Says
Donald Trump and the Trump Organization used false and misleading statements of financial condition to obtain favorable real estate loans and insurance coverage over the last decade, according to a ...
Wholesale Growth Is Cycle-Proof; Dual Distribution Has Failed: AIG’s Zaffino
Just a few days before the official start of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association annual meeting in September, AIG's chief executive officer gave his take on the dominance of ...
Westfield Enters International Specialty Market With Purchase of Argo’s Lloyd’s Syndicate
Westfield said it has expanded into the international specialty insurance market by buying Lloyd's Syndicate 1200 from Argo Group International Holdings for about $125 million. The acquisition is ...