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Enstar Group Providing $2B+ Adverse Development Cover To AXA XL
Enstar Group Ltd. announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has signed an agreement to provide adverse development cover to AXA XL, a division of AXA. In the transaction, Enstar's ...
Latest Launches From Verisk, CSAA, American Modern
Verisk is offering a new usage-based program for auto insurers. CSAA Insurance Group has started a new network that highlights environmental sustainability. American Modern has launched an augmented ...
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
Chubb, AXA Among 15 Insurers Ceasing Business With Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Avoid Sanctions
Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently quit work on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and will not be sanctioned, according to a document the Biden administration ...
Shareholders Push Companies to Tackle Climate Change Shortfalls
In the past, shareholder votes on the environment were rare and easily brushed aside. Things could look different in the annual meeting season starting next month, when companies are set to face the ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Hippo and HSB
Chubb has launched a new cyber insurance brand. Hippo is partnering with ADT to offer access to smart home services. HSB has introduced new workplace violence coverage for small and midsize ...
Polluted Skies Over Texas: Emissions Soar as Freeze Shuts Refineries
The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this past week, according to figures provided to the state, as refineries and petrochemical plants in the ...
QBE Full-Year 2020 Loss Is $1.5B; No Dividend
QBE officially announced a $1.5 billion bottom-line net loss for 2020 late last week, confirming a figure the Australia-based insurance group preannounced in late mid-December. The result represents ...