Specialty
Basic IT Security Best Practice Could Have Minimized the WannaCry Ransomware Attack: UK Govt.
The U.K. government holds North Korea responsible for the global WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled parts of the state-run National Health Service as a damning report highlighted its weak ...
Executives On The Move at Ironshore and The Hartford
Ironshore appointed three executives to underwrite Specialty Casualty risk in U.S. and London markets. The Hartford named a new chief medical officer. *** Iron-Excess, the excess underwriting unit of ...
Q3 Catastrophe Fallout: XL Group’s Fitch Ratings Outlook Turns Negative
XL Group got smacked with a negative ratings outlook from Fitch Ratings, thanks to pre-tax natural catastrophe losses in Q3 that hit $1.48 billion. Fitch said it revised the ratings outlook to ...
W.R. Berkley CEO: Cat Losses Will Force Carriers to Rethink Market Priorities
In light of hurricanes and earthquakes in the 2017 third quarter that left insured catastrophe losses likely surpassing $100 billion, W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley Jr. said he ...
The Latest Launches From Markel and RMS
Markel Corp. unveiled new primary insurance cover for biomedical and life sciences companies. Catastrophe modeling firm RMS opened a new office in Sydney, Australia, to help support clients' ...
XL Group Lost Over $1B in Q3: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria to Blame
XL Group reported losses exceeding $1 billion for the 2017 third quarter, blaming hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria for the results. The net loss of $1.04 billion for Q3 amounted to negative-$4.06 ...
Fosun’s Meadowbrook Insurance Rebrands as AmeriTrust Group, With Acquisitions in Mind
Meadowbrook Insurance Group has changed its name to AmeriTrust Group, Inc., close to three years after Chinese conglomerate Fosun International bought the company. The company's management team, in ...
UK, EU More on Same Page Now About Brexit Transition Push
The U.K. has shifted its approach to the transition agreement it wants to put in place for after Brexit, falling into line with the European Union's long-held stance. Businesses have been demanding ...