Specialty
Most Commercial Lines Premiums Kept Up Steady Increase in May: IVANS
Renewal premiums for most standard commercial lines products continued rising in May, according to the latest IVANS Index. Commercial auto and umbrella were two exceptions, as they grew at a lower ...
Post-Brexit UK Will Keep Focus on Financial Services: Govt. Minister
Financial services will remain a "guiding light" for Britain's economy after Brexit and there is no intention to "rip up the rulebook" to compete better as a top financial center, a government ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, BHSI, Munich Re and Guy Carpenter
XL Catlin announced two new executive appointments. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has a new leader for its Australasia unit. Munich Re America appointed a rising executive to a newly created ...
Insurers Limit Cyber Coverage for Energy Companies, Leaving Taxpayers, Customers at Risk
Insurers are limiting how much coverage energy companies can buy to protect themselves against a major attack by hackers, potentially leaving investors, customers and taxpayers on the hook for ...
Calif. Wildfire Relief Fund Reportedly Mulled to Address Liability Costs, Relief
California lawmakers are said to be considering a proposal to help utilities shoulder billions of dollars in potential liability costs while offering relief to wildfire victims by setting up a ...
Assurant Closes $2.5B Acquisition of The Warranty Group
Assurant has closed its $2.5 billion acquisition of rival The Warranty Group, seven months after the deal was first announced. Assurant, based in New York, offers insurance and related services for ...
Shareholders Sign Off on Kemper’s Planned $1.3B Acquisition of Infinity Property and Casualty
Kemper Corp.'s plan to acquire Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. in a $1.3 billion cash and stock deal cleared a major hurdle, with shareholders of both companies signing off on the plan by a wide ...
New Hurricane Season Begins as Houston Continues Rebuilding From the Last One
In an empty lot where Vincent Shields' Houston home once stood, he points out properties whose owners were driven out after Hurricane Harvey inundated the region last summer. "On this street there's ...