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James River Unloads Rideshare Reserves To Uber Captive
Late last week, James River Group Holdings, Ltd. announced that two of its principal operating subsidiaries entered into a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance transaction with a wholly owned captive ...
Aon Vet Ronda to Join TigerRisk in Executive Role
Veteran Aon executive Tim Ronda is joining insurance/reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners in a leadership role. Ronda, mostly recently Aon's Global Geographic Leader of Reinsurance Solutions, will ...
Undaunted by Delta, Carriers and InsurTechs Proceed Cautiously With Hybrid Home/Office Work Plans
Delta may have damaged post-pandemic return-to-office plans for many industries. For insurers, it appears to be a different story. Large numbers of companies in many industries plotted a return to ...
Two Activist Investors Reportedly Take Stakes in Willis Towers Watson: WSJ
Activist investors Starboard Value LP and Elliott Management Corp have taken stakes in insurance broker Willis Towers Watson PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar ...
The Global Construction Industry’s Climate Change Responses Could Drive New Opportunities: Marsh
Climate change and the race to net zero greenhouse gas emissions are arguably the greatest challenges that face the construction industry — but they will drive new opportunities, according to a ...
Wells Fargo Loses Bid to Dismiss Shareholder Fraud Claims Over Its Recovery From Scandals
A federal judge on Thursday rejected Wells Fargo & Co's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders about its ability to rebound from five years of scandals over its treatment of ...
Auto MGA Loop Raises $21M, With 10 More States in Its Sights
Loop, a managing general agency InsurTech focused on auto insurance, raised $21 million in new financing from multiple investors to help fuel ongoing expansion plans into additional states. "Their ...
State Auto Shareholders Back Liberty Mutual’s $1B Acquisition Plan
Shareholders at State Auto Group voted overwhelmingly to approve Liberty Mutual Holding Company's $1 billion plan to buy the company. The Ohio-based super-regional insurance holding company said the ...