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Tokio Marine Closes $3.1B Acquisition of PURE Group
Tokio Marine Holdings announced that it has completed the acquisition of Privilege Underwriters Inc. and its subsidiaries, known as PURE Group, which specializes in the U.S. high-net-worth insurance ...
AXA Confirms Plans to Sell Eastern Europe Operations for Nearly $1.1B
AXA has confirmed earlier reporting that it has agreed to sell its operations in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia to Austria's Uniqa Insurance Group. AXA will sell 100 percent of its life and ...
French Insurer Covea Reportedly in Talks to Buy PartnerRe for $9B
French insurer Covea is in advanced talks with the Agnelli family's Exor NV to buy the Italian company's reinsurance business PartnerRe for about $9 billion in cash, according to people familiar with ...
Argo Will Sell Trident Public Risk Solutions Biz to Paragon MGA
Bermuda-based global specialty lines underwriter Argo Group International Holdings has agreed to sell its Trident Public Risk Solutions brand and underwriting platform to Paragon Insurance Holdings. ...
A New Risk for Muni-Bond Insurers: Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Providers
Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals. A ransomware attack on Pleasant Valley Hospital in West Virginia was partly responsible for the hospital's ...
Thai Broker TQM, Insurer Are First to Roll Out Thai Coronavirus Policy
The world's best-performing insurance firm has seized on the latest health concern to offer Thailand's first policy to cover the novel coronavirus. TQM Corp., with partner Bangkok Insurance Pcl, this ...
Allstate’s New Growth Plan Includes Agent Commission Revamp, More Advertising
Allstate first disclosed its Transformative Growth Plan in December, an effort to overhaul how it does business, boost efficiency and reduce expenses. During the Illinois-based property/casualty ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb and Berkshire Hathaway
Chubb enhanced one of its signature digital platforms with new capabilities for client and broker users. Berkshire Hathaway 's GUARD Insurance Companies added Michigan to the list of states where the ...