Specialty
Ontario Pension Fund Commits $1B to Watsa’s Allied World Purchase
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System agreed to invest $1 billion to back the $4.8 billion acquisition by Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. of insurer Allied World Assurance Co. ...
Europe’s Firms, Unprepared for Cyber Risks, Face Breach Disclosure Law
European companies are unprepared to cope with the reality of today's cyber risks, according to a new report from Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) and cyber security company, FireEye. However, ...
The Latest Launches From Hiscox and Brit Ltd.
Hiscox recently started selling a policy designed to give clients added crisis management services. Brit Ltd. unveiled a new Lloyd's consortium for yachts. *** Hiscox has started selling a Security ...
While Hurricane Matthew Hurt, RLI Ended 2016 With Healthy Combined Ratio
Losses from Hurricane Matthew helped contribute to RLI Corp.'s 2016 fourth quarter drops in property/casualty underwriting income. But the specialty insurer's combined ratio remained at healthy ...
Valen Analytics Sold to Much-Larger Insurity for Undisclosed Price
Valen Analytics has been acquired by Insurity, a Connecticut-based company that supplies software, data processing and analytics for property/casualty insurers. Neither side disclosed financial ...
W.R. Berkley Suspends London-Based Marine Underwriting
W.R. Berkley has put under review and is suspending underwriting for its London marine book until it can determine the direction of this business going forward. W/R/B Underwriting, the company's ...
The Latest Launches From Allied World, Tokio Marine and Neon
Allied World added new cyber liability enhancements and related services to its U.S. managed care package policy. A division of Tokio Marine added drone insurance to a key broker portal. Neon beefed ...
International Insurance Society Launches Global Certification Program
The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced the formation of the Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE), a certification program designed to recognize universities and colleges ...