Specialty
Cyber Risk Insurers Lag in Buying Cyber Cover
As recently as two years ago, only half of the top 10 carriers writing cyber insurance had purchased cyber coverage themselves, a broker specialist said recently. During an interview at the Standard ...
QBE NA Selling Lender-Placed Biz to National General Holdings
On Wednesday, National General Holdings Corp. added another potential deal to a list of a growing list of acquisitions, announced that it has reached an agreement to buy the lender-placed Insurance ...
Specialty Programs Poised for Growth in 2015: Guy Carpenter
The specialty program market continues to thrive, with a positive outlook and growth opportunities expected for the year ahead, according to a new survey. Global risk and reinsurance specialist Guy ...
AmWINS New Cyber Facility Offering $100M XS Capacity
Pointing to the declining appetites of insurers offering cyber insurance to large insureds, AmWINS announced the launch of a new dedicated excess facility, offering up to $100 million in excess cyber ...
Swiss Re: Food Contamination Liability Costs are Surging
Liability costs involving food contamination are soaring, and a globalized supply chain has made risk management much more challenging, Swiss Re found in a new report. Among the findings: the number ...
Why Pacific Typhoons and Other Tropical Storms Are Surging
The Pacific Ocean, named for placidity, is roaring. In the past week, eight tropical systems -- and that includes two major typhoons -- have formed across the Pacific from China to Mexico. On top of ...
Iran Accord Would End Sanctions on Reinsurance and Other Industries
Iran and world powers reached a historic accord designed to prevent the Islamic Republic from developing nuclear weapons in return for ending sanctions that have crippled the nation's economy and ...
Everest Re Brings on Swiss Re Exec to Help Build U.S. Business
Everest Re Group Ltd. hired Dane Lopes as head of sales and distribution for U.S.insurance operations as disruption in the industry pushes established firms to solidify relationships with clients and ...