International
UK’s Legal & General Seals Deal to Bring Slice Lab’s On-Demand Insurance Platform Overseas
Slice Labs, a New York-based developer of on-demand insurance, has expanded overseas for the first time through a new partnership with the venerable UK carrier Legal & General. Their initial ...
Obscure N. Korea Cyber Espionage Group Reportedly Broadens Reach
A North Korean cyber espionage group previously known only for targeting South Korea's government and private sector deepened its sophistication and hit further afield including in Japan and the ...
Cyber Risk Insured Losses Reached Record Levels in 2017: PCS/Verisk
Cyber risk insured losses reached $400 million in aggregate across three events in 2017, the largest annual level yet tracked by the Property Claims Services Unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions. "With ...
AXIS’ A.M. Best Outlooks Revised to Negative; Struggling Insurance Arm Blamed
AXIS Capital Holdings' money-losing insurance segment has drawn the attention of A.M. Best, which revised its outlooks for the Bermuda-based carrier to negative from stable, based largely on its ...
Catastrophe Losses Force Aspen to Cease Underwriting Property Insurance From Bermuda Platform
Aspen Insurance Holdings confirmed on Friday, Feb. 16, that it has ceased underwriting property insurance on its Bermuda platform, effective immediately, as a result of the company's 2017 catastrophe ...
Allianz Hurricane Claims Dampened Profit, but PIMCO Unit Surged
A record year for natural-disaster insurance claims worldwide and a decline in fourth quarter profit wasn't enough to stop Allianz SE from raising its dividend. Europe's biggest insurer will increase ...
Prudential Financial Will Buy 13.1% Stake in Peak Re
Prudential Financial is buying a 13.1 percent stake in Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. The deal is taking place through a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. ...
Cybersecurity High on Executives’ Lists; Relatively Few Have Plan to Address It
Most executives now see cybersecurity as a major risk management priority, but relatively few have a plan in place to address it or are confident their companies can deal with the problem. The ...