International
Executives On The Move at The Hartford, Arch Insurance, Guy Carpenter and American Financial
Arch Insurance made a number of new executive appointments. The Hartford appointed a former Liberty Mutual executive to lead its Small Business Innovation Lab. Guy Carpenter is getting a new ...
AXA XL Advances Alternative Capital Biz by Buying 100% of New Ocean
AXA XL's reinsurance operation has completed the acquisition of all third party ownership interests in its majority-owned asset management affiliate, New Ocean Capital Management Ltd. New Ocean is ...
Brexit Turmoil Increases Likelihood of Widespread UK Business Interruption Risks
British companies selling everything from washing machines to flights, food and mortgages plan to spend tens of millions of pounds in case the political brinkmanship gripping the country leads to a ...
China Advances Plan to Let Foreign Insurers Control Local Joint Ventures
China will accept applications early next year from foreign insurers seeking to take control of their local joint ventures and is even weighing giving them full ownership earlier than flagged, people ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Invests in German Fintech Incubator
Ping An Insurance Group Co., China's biggest insurer by market value, led investors in injecting 41.5 million euros ($47 million) into Germany's Finleap GmbH in its latest round of funding. The ...
UK PM May, Facing Leadership Challenge, Warns Her Brexit Deal Remains Only Option
Theresa May said a challenge to her leadership would be a distraction from negotiating with the European Union, and that any new prime minister would face the same issues she does, as she urged ...
Maiden Holdings’ A.M. Best Financial Strength Rating Dips Below ‘A’
Maiden Holdings is dealing with some A.M. Best ratings downgrades due to concerns about its operating performance. The ratings agency downgraded the long-term issuer credit rating to "bb" from "bb-" ...
Swiss Re Backs Cover of U.S. Solar Power Output Risks
A tool designed as an insurance policy for solar-power generation will be used to manage the risk associated with U.S. residential systems for the first time as part of a financing agreement backing ...