Specialty
The Latest Launches From BHSI, Ironshore, Beazley and American Family
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded its inland marine product line in Canada. Ironshore Hong Kong launched a specialty professional lines product post-commercial litigation protection for ...
AIG’s UK Arm Underwrites Its First Sharia-Compliant M&A Policy
AIG UK said on Thursday it had underwritten its first sharia-compliant warranty and indemnity policy out of London's M&A insurance market, as the city looks to Islamic finance to help bring new ...
EU Leaders Push May to Offer More in Brexit Talks
European leaders pushed Theresa May to offer more in Brexit talks while also encouraging the British prime minister to aim for a December deadline to move negotiations on to trade. German Chancellor ...
Zurich Reports $700M in Estimate Pre-Tax Claims From Harvey, Irma and Maria
Zurich Insurance Group said it property/casualty business will deal with approximately $700 million in pre-tax losses for Q3 relating to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The number is also net of ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: ‘Our Disciplined Underwriting Stood Up to the Storms’
While hurricanes hammered Travelers with $700 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses, the property casualty insurer still ended its 2017 third quarter in the black. Travelers reported $293 million in ...
Executives On The Move at Arch Capital Group and Everest Re
Arch Capital Group Ltd. made a number of senior management changes in its worldwide reinsurance group. Everest Re added two new senior underwriters to its London-based team. *** Arch Capital Group ...
CNN Wins FAA Waiver to Fly Drone Over Crowds
CNN received a waiver allowing routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the industry seeking greater use of the remote-controlled devices for everything from insurance inspections to ...
Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Hacking Due to Newly-Discovered System Flaw
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers ...