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James River Unloads Rideshare Reserves To Uber Captive
Late last week, James River Group Holdings, Ltd. announced that two of its principal operating subsidiaries entered into a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance transaction with a wholly owned captive ...
Aon Vet Ronda to Join TigerRisk in Executive Role
Veteran Aon executive Tim Ronda is joining insurance/reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners in a leadership role. Ronda, mostly recently Aon's Global Geographic Leader of Reinsurance Solutions, will ...
Undaunted by Delta, Carriers and InsurTechs Proceed Cautiously With Hybrid Home/Office Work Plans
Delta may have damaged post-pandemic return-to-office plans for many industries. For insurers, it appears to be a different story. Large numbers of companies in many industries plotted a return to ...
Two Activist Investors Reportedly Take Stakes in Willis Towers Watson: WSJ
Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar ...
The Global Construction Industry’s Climate Change Responses Could Drive New Opportunities: Marsh
Climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions are arguably the greatest challenges that face the construction industry — but they will drive new opportunities, according to a ...
Amazon Reaches Settlement With Employees Allegedly Fired for Criticizing Work Conditions
Amazon.com Inc and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with two former employees who alleged they were fired last year for ...
Allianz Transfers Legacy Life Portfolio to Resolution Re
Allianz Suisse Life has agreed to transfer to Resolution Re a legacy portfolio of individual life products, which have a reserve volume of around 4 billion Swiss francs ($4.3 billion). Using quota ...
Cyber Rates Could Double Within Two Years as Attacks Soar: S&P
The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and increased demand for cyber re/insurance, according to a report ...