Specialty
The Latest Launches From Travelers, Hanover and MS Amlin
The Travelers Companies now offers separate fine jewelry insurance cover through its Wedding Protector Plan. The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. will join RSA Group's Global Network as a U.S. strategic ...
Workers Comp Risk Threats to Come: Labor Shortages, Aging Workforce, Contract Workers
A construction/transportation worker labor shortage, an aging workforce and the rise of gig workers could harm workers compensation insurers' performance in the future and cause long-term structural ...
EMC Insurance Invests in MākuSafe, a SaaS Startup That Can Help Spot Workplace Risks
"MākuSafe," a Software as a Service (SaaS), data and analytics startup, has raised a seed financing round of nearly $3 million. The company bills its technology as a way to help identify workplace ...
Lancashire Holdings Will use Lloyd’s Brussels Hub After Brexit Hits
Property and casualty insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd will use insurance market Lloyd's of London's European Union hub in Brussels after Britain leaves the European Union, its top boss told Reuters. ...
APIW Names AXA XL’s Lyles as Insurance Woman of the Year
The Association of Professional Insurance Women (APIW) has announced that Kelly Lyles, chief executive, client and country management at AXA XL, has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 APIW ...
Suit Alleges Maiden Holdings Failed to Address and Disclose AmTrust Portfolio Risks
Maiden Holdings Ltd. is named in a class action investor lawsuit alleging that it failed to adequately address and reveal portfolio risks involving AmTrust Financial Services, its largest customer. ...
Specialty Broker USI Insurance Services Will Snatch Up U.S. Risk Insurance Group
Dallas-based property/casualty program and specialty brokerage firm U.S. Risk Insurance Group (U.S. Risk) announced it has agreed to be acquired by USI Insurance Services (USI). The transaction is ...
Alleged China Hacking May Draw Coordinated EU Response
European Union member states are considering a possible joint response to cyber attacks allegedly conducted by a Chinese state-linked hacker group after the U.K. presented evidence last month about ...