Industry News
On the Docket: Who Will Pay UK Coronavirus Business Interruption Claims?
A trial to decide who should pay for the rising costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic is about to start in London. The UK financial regulator took Europe's largest insurers to court in a ...
Insurance Software Firm Majesco Will Be Acquired by Private Equity Outfit for $594M
Cloud insurance software firm Majesco said it has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on the software and technology services sectors, in a transaction valuing the ...
Bonus Payments for Insurer CEOs Up 5 Percent in 2019: Study
Bonus payouts for insurance company chief executive officers continued to be above target and commensurate with good financial results and strong total shareholder return in 2019, according to a new ...
China Pledges More Insurance Protection, Lending Support for Flood-Hit Areas
China's banking and insurance regulator on Saturday announced measures to further increase credit and lending support and insurance protection for areas that suffered from recent floods. The China ...
U.S. Personal Lines Insurers Poised for 2020 Underwriting Profit Despite Pandemic: Fitch
It turns out that the coronavirus pandemic hasn't adversely affected U.S. personal lines insurance all that much. In the short term, the sector has continued to do well and is poised to produce ...
Amynta Group Acquires Aspen Surety Operations
Amynta Group, a provider of property/casualty and warranty protection products and services, has acquired the surety operations of Aspen Insurance. The business will now operate as Amynta Surety ...
GOP Supports Limiting Virus Liability Claims Against Businesses, Schools, Caregivers
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to give federal courts jurisdiction over liability claims arising from coronavirus infections to limit the legal exposure of businesses, schools and other ...
Allstate Could See $1.2B in Q2 Pretax Catastrophe Losses
Allstate Corporation could see pretax catastrophe losses as high as $1.19 billion for second-quarter 2020 ($937 after tax), the company announced yesterday. For the month of June, Allstate is ...