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Massive Losses Likely for Reinsurers After Suez Canal Blockage: Fitch Ratings
The blocking of the Suez Canal by one of the world's largest container ships is likely to result in losses worth hundreds of millions of euros for the reinsurance industry, Fitch Ratings said, even ...
CNA Protected Its Brand With Quick Response to Cyber Attack: S&P
CNA's quick response to a cybersecurity breach that disrupted its network has helped preserve the company's brand and competitive position, Standard & Poor's concluded in a recent assessment. ...
AXA Joins $20M VC Round for Idelic, a Commercial Trucking Analytics Startup
AXA is an investor in a $20 million fundraising round for Idelic, a Pittsburgh-based InsurTech startup that produces commercial trucking analytics plus driver management products and services. ...
$6B-$10B Per Week in Lost Trade Possible Due to Suez Canal Blockage: Allianz
The container ship blocking the Suez Canal could cost global trade $6 billion to $10 billion a week, a study by German insurer Allianz showed on Friday. The study by Europe's biggest insurer also ...
U.S. Regulators Are Close to Creating Pet Insurance Legal Standards
U.S. insurance regulators are close to creating a legal standard for pet insurance that would address long-standing consumer complaints that insurers rarely pay up when their furry friends are not ...
Executives On The Move at AXIS and Aspen
AXIS Insurance hired two underwriters to its Global Cyber and Technology team. Aspen Insurance Holdings named a new Non- Executive Director to its board.***
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Claims Management InsurTech Snapsheet Raises $30 Million
Snapsheet, a claims management platform InsurTech, raised $30 million in new financing that will help further build out its cloud-based system and meet customer demand that has surged in the wake of ...
Lloyd’s of London Brokers Could Trade Pinstripes for Pajamas After Pandemic
When the pandemic is over, the brokers of Lloyd's of London could haggle with underwriters from home in their underpants, and ditch their pinstripes at the office. A trade body representing brokers ...