specialty insurance News
French Insurer AXA Wants to Buy Genworth’s Lifestyle Protection Arm
Axa SA is in exclusive talks with Genworth Financial Inc. to buy its lifestyle protection insurance business for 475 million euros ($520 million) to create the third-biggest player in the European ...
Hiscox USA Brings On New Chief Underwriting Officer
Hiscox has named a new chief underwriting officer for its fast-growing U.S. unit. Nicole Goodwin will be based in Hiscox USA's New York City office. She replaces Gary Head, who will head to London to ...
ACE Group Launches Luxury Retailer Coverage For Wedding Dress Delivery Snafus
ACE Group is targeting international retail and luxury goods retailers with new specialized insurance coverage that addresses everything from wedding dress delivery snafus to fallout from product ...
W.R. Berkley Launches Specialty Arm Focused on Construction Professional Liability
W.R. Berkley Corp. is launching Berkley Construction Professional Liability Underwriters, yet another expansion of its specialty coverage offerings. The new unit will offer professional liability, ...
ACE Doubles Terrorism, Political Violence and War Insurance Capacity
ACE Ltd., which recently announced a $28.3 billion deal to acquire The Chubb Group, is doubling its terrorism, political violence and war insurance capacity. The plan is for ACE to boost its ...
Marsh: Political Risk Insurance Grows in Capacity and Demand
Capacity for political risk insurance now surpasses $2 billion for a single policy, nearly double the number just six year ago, Marsh said in a new report. What's more, it is a buyer's market for the ...
Fitch: Berkshire Hathaway’s Commercial Insurance Success Threatens Smaller Rivals
Berkshire Hathaway's expansion into the U.S. commercial lines market in recent years has been immensely successful for the company, giving it the ability to crowd out smaller rivals, Fitch Ratings ...
Tokio Marine’s $7.5B Grab For HCC Keeps Its Global Growth Engine Running
Tokio Marine Holdings' planned $7.5 billion acquisition of HCC Insurance Holdings announced June 10 is all about keeping global growth and diversification growing, and making that happen by snatching ...