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Jan. 2020 Reinsurance Renewals Vary Widely
The January 2020 reinsurance renewals saw significant variation in pricing and capacity depending on geography, line of business, cedents' loss record and client relationships, according to two ...
VC Funding Could Dry Up, InsurTech Exec Says
The days of VC funds and strategic investors throwing money at InsurTechs may be numbered, an InsurTech executive warned fellow startup leaders late last year during a presentation at an InsurTech ...
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To all of our Carrier Management readers: Happy New Year! With the advance of 2020, we are also announcing the launch of something new on our website: Readers can now post comments about the stories ...
Climate Change, Cyber Warfare Top London Market Issues for 2020: IUA
Climate change and cyber warfare risks are two key London market issues highlighted by the International Underwriting Association (IUA) in its business plan for 2020. The association said it is ...XILO Raises Seed Funding, Hoping to Help Agents Compete With Lemonade
XILO, a San Diego-based InsurTech, announced at the end of 2020 that it has raised just over $2 million in seed financing to fuel development of an SaaS platform for insurance agents. In an indirect ...
Allianz Completes Two Acquisitions in the UK
Allianz Holdings plc, the U.K. subsidiary of Allianz SE, has completed its planned acquisition of the remaining 51 percent of LV General Insurance Group (LV GIG) from Liverpool Victoria Friendly ...
COVID-19 in 2020: Most Read Business Interruption Stories
In the heat of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, carriers have followed the issue of business interruption coverage quite closely. Here, Carrier Management highlights some of its most-read stories on ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Seeks $3.9B From Sale of Stake in Rural Banks
Anbang Insurance Group Co., the once-acquisitive Chinese conglomerate that's under state control, is looking to offload stakes in a number of rural commercial banks as it continues to unwind its ...