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Risk Alerts: Toxic Baby Food and Endless Summers
Several popular baby food manufacturers are under fire for selling products containing toxic heavy metals. Climate change could be impacting seasonal lengths—leading to crop loss and environmental ...
Presenting: The World’s First CAT Bond for Volcanic Eruptions
The Danish Red Cross is offering the world's first catastrophe bond for volcanic eruptions, which is designed to improve the provision and efficiency of humanitarian relief after eruptions of 10 ...
AIG Debuts Lodging Cover for International Travelers Stuck With Positive COVID Tests
American International Group's travel insurance unit has started marking lodging coverage for travelers prevented from boarding a commercial flight to the U.S. after receiving a positive COVID-19 ...
UFG Insurance Will Diversify Risk Profile Through U.S. Reinsurance Expansion
UFG Insurance is looking to diversify across the U.S. by expanding into assumed reinsurance business – partly via quota share arrangements, such as the recently announced deal with Topsail Re, a ...
Tokio Marine: 2021 Material Impact Unlikely From Greensill Capital Collapse
Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it currently expects no material impact on its results for the fiscal year starting next month as a result of its exposure to the fallout of ...
The Hartford Rejects Chubb’s $23B Acquisition Offer
Property and casualty insurer Hartford rejected a $23.24 billion takeover offer from larger rival Chubb Ltd on Tuesday, derailing what would have been the largest deal in the property and casualty ...
Counterpart Pulls in $10M to Expand Management Liability Insurance Platform
Counterpart raised $10 million in financing designed to help fuel growth of its management liability insurance platform. Valor Equity Partners led the Los Angeles-based MGA InsurTech's financing. ...
Global Warming Could Slash the Credit Ratings of 63 Countries: Study
A new algorithm-based study by a group of UK universities has predicted that 63 countries – roughly half the number rated by the likes of S&P Global, Moody's and Fitch - could see their credit ...