Industry News
IICF Will Honor Wells’ Media Chief, Grant $400K to Nonprofits at Los Angeles Gala
Hundreds of insurance professionals and representatives from local nonprofits will convene on March 16 for the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's annual Horizon Award Gala at the Natural ...
Validus to Pay $127.5M for Archer Daniels Midland’s Crop Risk Biz
Validus Holdings Ltd. will buy up Archer Daniels Midland Company's Crop Risk Services business for $127.5 million in cash. Plans call for using cash on hand to fund the deal. Validus said it expects ...
Allstate Readies Black History Month Ad Campaign; Nationwide Renews NFL Sponsorship
Allstate Insurance said it is gearing up for its annual Black History Month advertising campaign, an annual digital, social and radio effort known as "Worth Telling." This year, Allstate plans to ...
QBE Denies Allianz Submitted Informal Bid to Buy It
Germany's Allianz has made an informal takeover approach to QBE Insurance, Australia's biggest insurer, but has not named a price, sources told Reuters on Monday. Shares in QBE closed flat after ...
Trump’s Push to Streamline Government Places the FIO’s Future in Question
Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the Federal Insurance Office's future is far from certain. Created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in 2010 and launched in 2011, the Federal Insurance ...
U.S. P/C Insurers Heading for 2016 Underwriting Loss: A.M. Best
The U.S. property/casualty industry will likely post a small underwriting loss for 2016 after three previous years of underwriting profits, A.M. Best said in a new report. A.M. Best's report ...
Expect Broader and Cheaper D&O Policies in 2017: Marsh
Directors and officers liability policies are likely become broader and continue getting cheaper in 2017 – among the likely trends expected for the financial and professional liability insurance ...
Ontario Pension Fund Commits $1B to Watsa’s Allied World Purchase
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System agreed to invest $1 billion to back the $4.8 billion acquisition by Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. of insurer Allied World Assurance Co. ...