Ironshore News
CNA Targets Smaller Life Sciences Companies With New Coverage Option
CNA is debuting new coverage for the life sciences market – an admitted product liability policy offering targeted to smaller companies. The property/casualty insurer said that its Life Sciences ...
UPDATED: China’s Fosun International to Combine With Ironshore in $1.84B Merger
Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China's biggest closely held conglomerate, is planning a $1.84 billion merger with Ironshore Inc. after buying the shares it doesn't already own in the ...
Ironshore Boosts Global Property Energy Capacity As Sector Competition Soars
Ironshore's global property energy division boosted its capacity limits from $25 million to up to $35 million, even as the sector faces increasing competition in the face of plunging oil prices. ...
Berkshire, Ironshore in E&S Top 10; XL Catlin May be Next: SNL Data Analysis
Berkshire Hathaway and Ironshore were among the top 10 writers of U.S. excess and surplus lines business in 2014, according to data compiled by SNL Financial. XL Group and Catlin Group haven't made ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty and Ironshore Fill Out Singapore Teams
Both Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and Ironshore International have filled executive positions in Singapore, with a mandate of adding new customers in the Asia/Pacific region. Berkshire ...
Ironshore Eyes ‘Strategic Growth Opportunities’ After Fosun Buys 20% Stake
China's Fosun International has completed plans to grab a 20 percent stake in Ironshore Inc., a billion-dollar insurance holding company led by former AIG executives. The Shanghai-based investment ...
Canopius Brings on Ironshore Vet to Lead U.S. Direct Property Growth
Canopius Group Ltd., a global specialty reinsurer, is pursuing U.S. expansion in the direct property sector, and it brought on an Ironshore veteran to get the job done. The company, owned by Japanese ...
Canada Mulls Special Fund to Spread Oil-by-Rail Insurance Burden
The Canadian government is looking at extending the insurance burden for crude-by-rail disasters beyond just railways and is weighing the idea of a special fund similar to one once set up for ...