Executives On The Move at CNA, Ascot and Grange Insurance
CNA appointed a new head of its Small Business arm. Ascot picked an executive to lead its operations in Bermuda. Grange Insurance appointed a new board member.
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Irish Insurer FBD More Than Doubles Money Set Aside for COVID Lockdown Claims
Irish insurer FBD more than doubled the money set aside to cover lockdown-linked claims to 65 million euros ($79 million) after it lost a test case brought by four publicans over a policy that ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich North America, BHSI and AXIS Capital Holdings
Zurich North America hired a former Aviva executive to take on a leadership role in Canada for its Group Risk Management team. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named a new senior vice president ...
Munich Re’s 2020 Profit Plunges 55%, Spurred by COVID Claims
Munich Re reported a profit of €1.21 billion (US1.47 billion) for 2020, a 55 percent decline from the €2.71 billion (US$3.29 billion) reported for the previous year. The reinsurer's Q4 2020 ...
Aviva Reportedly Extends Bid Deadline for Polish Operations Over Santander Contract
Aviva has pushed back the deadline for final offers for its Polish operations to late March as the British insurer is still haggling with Spanish lender Santander over the renewal of a key ...
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
Chubb, AXA Among 15 Insurers Ceasing Business With Nord Stream 2 Pipeline to Avoid Sanctions
Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other companies recently quit work on Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and will not be sanctioned, according to a document the Biden administration ...
Generali Unveils $4.3B Plan to Support COVID-Hit Euro Economies
Italy's top insurer Generali said on Wednesday it launched a 3.5 billion euro ($4.26 billion) investment plan over five years to support the recovery of European countries hit by COVID-19. The plan, ...