International
Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Secures $175M to Fuel Global Expansion, New Products
Coalition, a cyber insurance managing general agency and security company, said it has raised $175 million to accelerate its growth and global expansion. The firm said it will use the funds to expand ...
S&P Grants Zurich Insurance a Ratings Upgrade Over Improved Performance
Zurich Insurance's improved financial performance has earned it a ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor's. The Swiss insurer and its core operating entities now have an S&P rating of 'AA', up ...
InsurTech NY Announces Winners of Early-Stage Competition
InsurTech NY announced the winners of its 2021 Early-Stage InsurTech Competition at the InsurTech Spring Conference on March 10. The winners received prizes worth $200K in total. Winners were ...
February Polar Vortex Led to Record U.S. Winter Weather Economic Losses: Aon
Blame the Polar Vortex and the resulting drastic U.S. winter weather for generating record direct economic losses and more carrier headaches. Direct economic losses from those Polar Vortex-driven ...
Microsoft Warns Ransom-Seeking Hackers Are Taking Advantage of Server Flaws
Ransom-seeking hackers have begun taking advantage of a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft's widely used mail server software, the company said early Thursday - a serious escalation that could ...
AXA Drops German Power Giant RWE as a Client Due to Coal Operations
AXA SA, France's biggest insurer, is dropping German energy giant RWE AG as a client in a decision that highlights how taboo the coal business has become. Not even an appeal from RWE Chief Executive ...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Coalition Extend Collaboration
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance unit of Swiss Re Group, and Coalition, a provider of cyber insurance and security, have signed a multiyear strategic agreement to provide broad ...
Generali Hit by Coronavirus Costs, but Upbeat About 2021
Generali is confident it can hit its targets this year after Italy's biggest insurer overcame a negative impact from the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to deliver a record operating profit. Operating ...