Specialty
The Latest Launches From Hiscox and Willis Towers Watson
Hiscox said it has added new coverage options to its insurance policy for U.S. businesses in the mental health industry. Willis Towers Watson developed a new product that provides finance and risk ...
Specialty, Niche Business Lines Are 2018’s Insurance M&A Targets: Conning
Targeted P/C insurance mergers and acquisitions should continue in 2018 after they slowed down to a trickle last year, Conning said in a new report. The predicted M&A behavior for the rest of ...
Cyber Crimes Are Growing and Getting More Complex in Europe
Attempts at digital espionage and online political manipulation in Europe are on the rise both in number and in complexity, the Netherlands' main intelligence agency said Tuesday [March 6] in its ...
Blackstone Eyes Insurance With Expansion Into Portfolio Risk Analytics
Blackstone Group LP has bigger plans for insurance companies than just managing their money. The world's largest private equity firm is expanding into a lucrative business dominated by BlackRock ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Great American and Validus Specialty
Allianz promoted an executive to the new role of chief business transformation officer. Great American Insurance Group has a new head of its annuity group. Validus Specialty added a senior ...
Cold Weather, Winter Storms Created Feb/March Damage and Turmoil: Aon Benfield
Severe cold weather and a winter storm that affected large parts of Europe during the second half of February and early March caused business interruption and other damages surpassing hundreds of ...
The Arctic Just Finished Its Warmest Winter Ever
Winter at the top of the world wimped out this year. The Arctic just finished its warmest winter on record. And sea ice hit record lows for this time of year, with plenty of open water where ocean ...
In a Post-Brexit World, UK Financial Services Face These Potential Scenarios
A stand-off between Britain and the European Union over the future of London's vast financial services industry is shaping up as one of the key Brexit battlegrounds of this year. The EU said on ...