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Zego Becomes First UK InsurTech to Win Its Own Insurance License
Zego has become the first U.K. InsurTech to be awarded its own insurance license, which will enable it to build and sell its own products. While Zego will still work in tandem with its growing ...
Insurance Distribution Platform Cover Genius Plans Expansion With $10M Financing
Cover Genius, an InsurTech centered around an insurance distribution platform, has raised $10 million in new financing designed to fuel hiring and further global growth. King River Capital, a Sydney ...
Typhoon Hagibis Could Be One of 2019’s Costliest Catastrophe Events: Aon
Typhoon Hagibis is likely to become one of 2019's costliest events, with economic costs of more than $10 billion and insured losses minimally in the billions, according to Aon's monthly catastrophe ...
Key Allianz Insurance Unit Slumps, but PIMCO Arm Excels
Allianz SE, the German insurer that owns bond manager Pacific Investment Management Co., relied on inflows at the asset management unit to offset lower earnings at its property and casualty business. ...
Investors Approve of Argo CEO Watson’s Departure; Q3 Results Are Mixed
The day after Argo Group International Holdings announced CEO Mark Watson III was retiring "immediately," investors seemed ecstatic, driving the company's stock price up 5.6 percent on Nov. 6. ...
Former AIG Executive Wins Legal Bid for $9 Million Crisis-Era Bonus
A former American International Group Inc. senior trader won his bid for 8.3 million euros ($9.2 million) in bonuses in a dispute at France's highest court that dates back to the financial crisis a ...
Swiss Re Looking at Buying Stake in China Pacific Insurance
Swiss Re is looking at buying a stake in China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC) via a primary offering of the Chinese company's securities, the Swiss re-insurer said on Wednesday. Swiss Re declined to ...
The Latest Launches From Coalition and AIR Worldwide
Coalition is debuting a free, publicly available cybersecurity and risk assessment tool. Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide released a Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for India.
Samsung Fire & Marine Completes Strategic Investment in Canopius
Canopius Group Ltd. said Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has completed a strategic investment in its business. The investment, first disclosed in May, will support Canopius's growth arising from ...