Specialty
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Marketform and Beazley
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has a new regional practice leader for environmental impairment liability in North America. Marketform named its latest global M&A head. Beazley appointed ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Further Pulls Back from Munich Re Investment
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. further reduced its stake in Munich Re as the billionaire investor re-evaluates the attractiveness of the reinsurance market. The holding was trimmed to 4.6 ...
Climate-Change Deal Includes Insurance Provision, Avoids Liability and Compensation
The world's nations took the boldest steps yet to stem climate change, adopting an historic package of measures to limit fossil-fuel pollution and establish a mechanism to step up the reductions for ...
Lloyd’s Welcomes First Mexican Reinsurer
Lloyd's of London will be welcoming its first Mexican reinsurer. News of Lloyd's expansion follows the opening of its debut representative office in Mexico City in October 2015. The move will come by ...
OneBeacon Offers Enhanced Cyber Liability Coverage for IT Risks
OneBeacon Technology Insurance has introduced a modular technology professional liability product for cybersecurity and communication liability exposures. Information Technology Solutions—Complete ...
Uber Drivers’ Lawsuit Got Significantly More Costly
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers seeking to be treated as employees won a ruling that adds tens of thousands of them to the case and may put hundreds of millions of dollars more at stake. A judge's ...
Executives On The Move at Hiscox USA, BHSI, Allied World and Novarica
Hiscox USA has a new head of claims; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance brought on a new exec for its Asia surety expansion; Novarica has a new vice president. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty ...
‘Monster’ El Nino Could Produce More and Stronger Events Over Next Decade
In Buffalo, it hasn't snowed yet this year. A Duluth, Minnesota, newspaper reported that the temperature was 40 degrees above zero, not below. And in Miami, beachgoers are staying indoors during ...