International
Zurich, Farmers to Pay Nearly $4B for MetLife’s U.S. P/C Biz
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home ...
Eta and Iota Hurt, Causing $9B in Economic Losses: Aon
North American hurricane landfalls in November added about $9 billion to the total Atlantic seasonal financial toll in terms of catastrophe losses, Aon said in its latest Global Catastrophe Recap ...
‘Difficult Conditions’ Ahead for D&O Clients in 2021: Marsh
Buyers of directors and officers liability coverage are expected to face "difficult conditions" in the U.S. well into 2021, Marsh has concluded in a new report evaluating the sector. That means ...
New Capital Unlikely to Immediately Soften Rates: Vantage Risk CEO
Greg Hendrick, the CEO and co-founder of the new reinsurance and insurance company Vantage Risk isn't too concerned about the new capital that has been pouring into the market this year, and its ...
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...
UK Mobility Insurance Startup Zego Acquires Telematics Maker Drivit
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect ...
Facebook Risks Losing Instagram, WhatsApp Over U.S., State Antitrust Lawsuits
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, ...
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re and AXA XL
Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions Unit promoted an executive within its Engineering & Construction North America division. AXA XL's North America construction business promoted an executive to a ...