Industry News
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 ...
MGA Clearcover Pulls in $50M Financing, With Designs on Becoming Full-Stack Carrier
Clearcover, a managing general agent whose artificial intelligence-driven platform focuses on auto insurance, has raised $50 million in new financing. The money is designed to accelerate further ...
Argo Achieves Détente With Activist Shareholder; Board Member Added, Two to Come
Argo Group International Holdings has achieved détente with an activist shareholder that complained about the company's board and executive compensation practices during much of 2019. The ...
Balance Sheets at Risk? What’s Next for Workers Comp Insurers
Although workers compensation results remain strong—and the line continues to outperform all other commercial insurance lines—worries about continued soft pricing and loss reserve levels for ...
AP Feature: 2019 Problems With PG&E Not the First
The state senators grilling the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. were upset—like millions of other Californians, some spent days in the dark when the nation's largest utility shut off power ...
Lloyd’s Agrees to More Reg Checks on Harassment Whistleblower Process
The Bank of England has stepped up its monitoring of Lloyd's of London's whistleblowing systems, the central bank said on Monday, after reports this year about sexual harassment and bullying at the ...