Specialty
The Latest Launches From Marsh and Travelers
Marsh debuted what it is billing as a "next-generation online cyber self-assessment tool." Travelers will start providing U.S. auto claims services for a major ridesharing startup.
Tokio Marine Workers Comp Carrier Safety National Acquires an MGA
Workers compensation carrier Safety National Casualty Corp. has acquired Midlands Management Corporation, a managing general agent and wholesale broker. The deal gives both companies access to new ...
U.S. Insurers Struggle With Rising Claims in Senior Living Market
Last March, a 103-year-old resident of a Sunrise Senior Living facility in Willowbrook, Illinois, went on a field trip to the movies. Ruth Smith, who used a walker, fell down two concrete steps in ...
January Renewals Are Splitting Into Two Tracks: Willis Re
Reinsurance placements at Jan. 1, 2019 highlight a pricing gap between accounts with peak peril exposures, or poor loss records, and the rest, with many reinsurers placing emphasis on the quality of ...
Brexit May Not Happen if UK Parliament Rejects May’s Agreement: Report
The chances of the U.K. leaving the European Union are "50-50'' if Parliament rejects Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement in January, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said in a ...
Leadership Tips to Start Your Year
From technology to office politics and when to call it quits, executives and leaders need to be savvy about many things in order to accomplish their goals and help their companies advance and thrive. ...
The Hanover Completes Sale of Chaucer Biz to China Re
The Hanover Insurance Group heads into 2019 free of its Chaucer international specialty business. That's thanks to China Reinsurance Group, which closed its purchase of the division on Dec. 28, ...
Wildfire Fallout: A.M. Best Places California Capital Under Review, With Negative Implications
A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of "a-" of California Capital Insurance Co. and ...