Specialty
Generali U.S. Global Corporate & Commercial Expands Westward
Generali is expanding its U.S. global corporate and commercial operations with the opening of offices in Chicago and San Francisco in a bid to grab more business from U.S. multinational companies. ...
Commercial Insurance Remains a Buyer’s Market: Willis Towers Watson
Fluid capital and ample capacity has kept the commercial insurance sector stable overall and also a buyers' market. That reality holds despite potential regulatory and monetary policies pending in ...
Meteorologists: Signs Suggest 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Will be Normal
Most meteorologists forecast the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than a year ago, with the number of named storms and hurricanes near average. A few meteorologists, however, expect ...
UK Investigates Aon, JLT, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson Over Aviation Business
Britain's financial watchdog is investigating four large insurance brokers over information-sharing on aviation insurance, the companies said, in one of the first cases of its kind by the watchdog. ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley/Munich Re and Allied World
Beazley and a division of Munich Re have linked up to help bring innovation and capacity to the large cyber market. Allied World Assurance Holdings is adding drone services to its risk management ...
Expect Technology to Become Significant Driver of Future Liability Claims: Allianz Report
Technology is expected to be a major driver of liability claims in the years ahead – cutting frequency and increasing new threats such as cyber, product liability and recall risk, according a ...
Three-Month Cyber Attack Targets 1,200 InterContinental Hotels in U.S.
Global hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said 1,200 of its franchised hotels in the United States, including Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, were victims of a three-month cyber attack that ...
AmWINS Will Buy Partners Specialty Group, Adding to Already Giant Broker Operation
Specialty insurance brokerages AmWINS Group Inc. and Partners Specialty Group LLC have agreed to merge, creating a combined firm that will place a whopping $14 billion in annual premiums. Neither ...