International
Global Indemnity plc Redomesticating from Ireland to Caymans
Global Indemnity, plc announced Monday that its board of directors unanimously approved a plan to redomicile from Ireland to the Cayman Islands. Shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of ...
Foo Fighters Suing Lloyd’s Underwriters Over Terrorism Policy
The Foo Fighters are suing insurers for failing to reimburse them for European shows they canceled following the Paris terrorist attacks in November. The suit, filed last Monday in federal court in ...
Former Volkswagen CEO Probed for Possible Market Manipulation
German prosecutors have launched a probe against former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and another senior executive who are suspected of possible market manipulation related to the ...
‘Systemically Important’ Label Can Be Avoided With New Transparency: Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings said that newly established transparency about the designation process for globally systemically important insurers could help more to proactively stay off the list in the first place. ...
AIR Worldwide Releases Enhanced Southeast Asia Earthquake/Typoon Models
AIR Worldwide is rolling out beefed up earthquake and typhoon models for Southeast Asia. The catastrophe modeling firm, a Verisk Analytics business, said the earthquake model updates cover: Tsunami ...
HSBC Arm Settles 14-Year Shareholder Lawsuit for $1.58B
HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay $1.58 billion to settle a 14-year-old shareholder lawsuit over allegations that executives of a U.S. subprime-lending business acquired by the bank misled investors. ...
Allianz Grabs Zurich’s Moroccan Division for $275M
Allianz Group plans to pay more than $275 million for Zurich Insurance's Moroccan subsidiary. The deal for Zurich Assurances Maroc is expected to close at the end of 2016, pending regulatory ...
Insurers: Ignore the FinTech Revolution at Your Long-Term Peril
While 90 percent of insurers fear they will lose business to a FinTech start-up, only 43 percent say they have put FinTech at the heart of their corporate strategies, according to report published by ...