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After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week
A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken InsurTech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. ...
Global Fears Are Feeding Demand for Lloyd’s of London Insurance, CEO Says
Growing fears about the state of the world are pushing more people to take out insurance even as prices rise, Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer John Neal said. Rising inflation, recession ...
Hamilton Submits Confidential Draft Registration Statement for Proposed IPO
Today, Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced that it has submitted, on a confidential basis, a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and ...
New Lloyd’s Lab InsurTech Cohort to Focus on Climate, Cyber and Sustainability in Asia Pacific
Lloyd's has announced the 12 teams that will join the 11th cohort of the Lloyd's Lab, the InsurTech accelerator hub for developing innovative insurance products in the ...
Reinsurers’ Performance Keeps Improving: Gallagher Re
Reinsurers reported "a robust increase" in their capital base, improved underwriting profits as well as higher returns on equity and investment income, according to a ...
Climate Change Means Californians Need Flood Insurance Now
Californians know wildfires and earthquakes; hurricanes, not so much. So, when Tropical Storm Hilary inundated Southern California in normally bone-dry August, it showed ...
Executives on the Move at AXA XL, Guy Carpenter, AIG
AXA XL has appointed Lucy Pilko as CEO for the Americas region of its insurance operations, effective Oct. 30, 2023.
She assumes the role ...
Top 15 E&S Writers: Lloyd’s, Berkshire Still Lead as All Major Players Grow
The U.S. excess and surplus lines market reported double-digit growth for the fifth straight year in 2022,with second-ranked Berkshire Hathaway pushing the total growth figure for the E&S market ...
S&P Raises Reinsurance Sector View to Stable as Rates Keep Rising
S&P Global has raised its view of the global reinsurance sector to stable from negative, it said on Tuesday, due to higher reinsurance rates and increasing investment ...