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AM Best Keeps Stable Outlook for Reinsurance Industry
The tailwinds propelling the global reinsurance sector are sufficient impetus for the ratings agency AM Best to retain its stable outlook for the reinsurance industry, despite multiple challenges. ...
Casualty Reinsurance Demand Rises in North America Despite Hardening Primary Rates: Willis Re
Although there is a significant market correction taking place in the North American liability insurance market, demand for casualty reinsurance is increasing, said Chirag Shah, executive vice ...
COVID-19 Narrows VC Window to InsurTechs That Meet Urgent Industry Needs: Deloitte
InsurTech venture financing held its own in the first half of 2020, essentially matching robust levels reached over the same period last year despite economic shocks created by the coronavirus ...
Second Hurricane in a Month Heads Toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Sally strengthened off the west coast of Florida on Sunday and was poised to become a category 2 hurricane, bringing the threat of dangerous storm surges and high winds to the U.S. ...
Lockton Re Imagined: Bringing Choice to Reinsurance Brokerage
While some reinsurance brokers see opportunities to achieve significant economies of scale in the reinsurance market through acquisitions, others see opportunities to grow by providing reinsurance ...
Global Reinsurers Face Major Hardening Market Over Next Two Years: Munich Re
Even before the coronavirus crisis hit, the re/insurance industry was in a period of significant rate hardening, which will likely continue over the next two years, or even longer, according to ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and CoreLogic
CNA appointed a new Chief Data & Analytics Officer. CoreLogic hired someone to run its Insurance Solutions business for the global property insurance industry. *** CNA appointed Santosh Bardwaj ...
Ransomware Attacks Soar and Grow More Malicious: Coalition
Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, underscoring the risks created by pandemic-related work-from-home requirements, ...