Industry News
S.C. Joins 3 Other State Supreme Courts, Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a ...
Reinsurance M&A Slows Amid Macroeconomic Risks, Higher Natural Disaster Claims
Mergers and acquisitions in the global reinsurance sector will be limited into 2023 amid investor concerns over macroeconomic risks and heightened catastrophe losses linked to climate change, ...
Florida’s Citizens Tops 1 Million Policies, Making It Largest in State
Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by lawmakers as a last-resort option, has become the largest property insurer in the state with more than 1 million policies in force — and ...
Coalition to Now Offer Cyber Policies With Acquisition of Admitted Carrier
Coalition said it received regulatory approval and completed the acquisition of Digital Affect Insurance Company from Munich Re Digital Partners US Holding Corporation. Digital Affect Insurance ...
Zurich Reports 25% Increase in H1 Operating Profit, Beating Expectations
Zurich Insurance Group reported a better-than-expected 25 percent rise in operating profit in the first half on strong performance across the board and announced a bumper 1.8 billion Swiss francs ...
U.S. Captive Market Thrives Amid Capacity, Pricing Challenges
The U.S. captive insurance market segment continued to generate profits and surplus gains in 2021 while outperforming the commercial market, according to a new AM Best report. The Best's Special ...
Executives on the Move at Coalition, Obsidian, Crum & Forster, Hudson
Coalition announced three key appointments: Jim Young has been named chief financial officer. He brings over 20 years of experience leading global finance companies and public and private technology ...
Dissatisfied Claimants Put Carriers at Risk of Losing $170B in Premiums: Accenture
A research report published last week found that one-third of claimants were not fully satisfied with their most recent insurance claims experience, adding that speed of settlement is a clear pain ...