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FWD Group Cancels U.S. IPO Plan, Pivots to Hong Kong Instead
FWD Group Ltd., the Hong Kong-based insurer backed by billionaire Richard Li, withdrew its U.S. initial public offering as China tightens its grip on overseas listings. The company said in a filing ...
NAIC Forms New Committee on Innovation, Cyber, Emerging Tech
Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted on Dec. 16, 2021, to form a new Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee to address the insurance implications of ...
Record Rainfall, Floods Across Globe Generated Billions in Economic Damages in November: Aon
November was a wet month in many countries across the globe, with heavy rains and flooding causing billions of dollars of economic losses, according to Aon's monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, ...
Insurer Missed Deadline to Remove $1M Bad Faith Case to Federal Court
Darryl A. Vachon did not accuse Travelers of bad faith in handling his $25,000 uninsured motorist claim until after a jury found he had incurred $1,022,780 in damages. Because he didn't, the insurer ...
Everest Re CEO Andrade Wins Vote of Confidence and Contract Extension
Everest Re Group President and CEO Juan Andrade just got a big vote of confidence from his company's board of directors. Andrade's contract at the Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer has been ...
Canada’s Co-operators General, Sovereign General Earn AM Best Ratings Upgrades
Ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "a" (Excellent) from "a-" (Excellent) of Co-operators ...
Zurich Will Acquire AlphaChat, an Estonia-Based Conversational AI Company
Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the ...
Swiss Re Reorganizes Group Operations; Names Ladva as Group CTO
Swiss Re is appointing Pravina Ladva as group chief digital & technology officer and member of the group executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Group Chief Operating Officer Anette Bronder ...