specialty insurance News
The Hanover Revamps Coverage For Non-Profit Groups
The Hanover Insurance Group is beefing up one of its main product offerings targeted to nonprofit organizations, with more sophisticated cyber security protection and other added offerings. Helen ...
S&P: Specialty Insurers Soar, Serve as Potential M&A Targets
Standard & Poor's sees a number of specialty insurers as potential takeover targets by both rival carriers and investors seeking to expand in the segment, thanks to stellar operating performance ...
Fitch: Medical Professional Liability Insurance Continues Downward Slide
Medical professional liability insurance for the U.S. property/casualty industry continued its years-long decline in 2014 in terms of net written premium volume, hammered by everything from worsening ...
Californians, Beset by Wildfires, Pursue High-Risk Insurance Market
There are lots of reasons people live in California's Modjeska Canyon. Nestled against the mountains and abutting the Cleveland National Forest, the area has abundant wildlife and access to nature, ...
Allianz & Maiden Keep Automotive OEMs in Sight With Expanded Insurance Partnership
Allianz is expanding its alliance with Maiden Holdings with a goal of bringing new insurance coverage to automotive original equipment manufacturers and their customers. Neither side is disclosing ...
Report: U.K.’s Professional Indemnity Sector Poised For More Robust Growth
The professional indemnity and directors & officers insurance sector has grown constantly since 2012 and is expected to continue the upward trend until at least 2019, according to the findings of ...
Berkshire Hathaway Hints Another New Purchase May Be Coming
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Friday said it boosted its stake in cable TV operator Charter Communications Corp, and signaled it may have another large investment planned after agreeing ...
XL Group Acquires Insurer of Amusement Parks, Fairs and Festivals
XL Group Plc will buy up Allied International Holdings, a U.S.-based outdoor entertainment specialty insurer focused on liability coverage for clients who run amusement parks, fireworks, fairs and ...