International
W.R. Berkley Corp. Booked $85M in Q2 Pretax COVID-19-Related Catastrophe Losses
W.R. Berkley Corp. cautioned that its 2020 second quarter pretax catastrophe losses will reach $145 million, with more than half of that coming from COVID-19 related costs. Out of that total, $85 ...
Insurity Grabs Virtual MGA for an Undisclosed Price
Insurity said it has snatched up Virtual MGA, a Texas-based company with a cloud-based binding authority, underwriting and distribution product for wholesale brokers, syndicates and MGAs. The ...
The UK’s Legal & General Wants Government to Lower Emissions From British Buildings
Legal & General called on Friday for the British government to introduce tighter building regulations to reduce carbon emissions in order to reach its net zero target by 2050. Britain said this ...
Insurers Develop Products for a World Where Virus Outbreaks Are New Normal
Insurers are creating products for a world where virus outbreaks could become the new normal after many businesses were left out in the cold during the COVID-19 crisis. While new pandemic-proof ...
Executives On The Move at Everest Insurance and Hiscox
Everest Insurance hired a new Head of Casualty Claims. Hiscox promoted an executive to Group Chief Marketing Officer. *** Everest Insurance hired Louis Manger as Head of Casualty Claims. In this role ...
Uncertainty Remains Whether UK Insurers Will Have to Cover Business Interruption Claims
The biggest uncertainty now facing insurers is whether they will have to pay for a raft of business interruption claims, the Bank of England said, as a court prepares to rule on whether existing ...
Lloyd’s Starts Work With Three InsurTechs With Focus on COVID-19 Response
Lloyd's has started work with three InsurTech startups to help the market respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its package of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lloyd's has ...
AXA Fund Unit Sets 33 Percent Target for Gender Diversity on Company Boards
AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The asset management unit ...