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PLUS Starts New Designation Program for Cyber Liability Professionals
Cyber liability professionals can access a new designation program at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, or PLUS. The Cyber Professional Liability Practitioner (CPLP) designation builds ...
QOMPLX Eyes Global Growth After Planned Reverse Merger Deal
QOMPLX, an InsurTech focused on cyber security risk analytics, said it will become a public company in a reverse merger agreement and then acquire two other companies. The Virginia-based outfit ...
India Proposes Further Insurance Company Ownership Limits for Banks
India's central bank wants banks to limit ownership stakes in capital intensive insurance companies at a maximum 20%, less than half of what the current regulations permit, three sources with ...
Allianz, Munich Re Link With Google to Insure Its Cloud Users
Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its cloud services, the first time a major provider has opened up such insurance to its ...
Aon and Praedicat Will Jointly Focus on Product Liability Risks
Aon said it would collaborate with analytics company Praedicat on developing a range of specialist liability reinsurance products and services that address product liability risks including ...
Florida’s TypTap Attracts $100M Investment to Fuel Flood Insurance Expansion
TypTap, a Florida-based InsurTech startup that writes private market homeowners and flood insurance, attracted $100 million in financing from investment firm Centerbridge Partners. Plans call for ...
Root Loses $363M in 2020, Will Accelerate Growth Plans in 2021
Root Inc.'s second earnings report as a public company reveals that the digital auto insurance startup continues to lose substantial amounts of money but it is generating substantial premium and ...
Lloyd’s Will Re-Open London Underwriting Room, Offices on May 17
Lloyd's said it plans to re-open its London underwriting room and corporation offices on May 17. The specialist insurance and reinsurance market explained in its Feb. 26 announcement that the opening ...