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Wholesale Growth Is Cycle-Proof; Dual Distribution Has Failed: AIG’s Zaffino
Just a few days before the official start of the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association annual meeting in September, AIG's chief executive officer gave his take on the dominance of ...
A Special Time for Specialty Markets
The specialty insurance marketplace always has been a vast laboratory for nascent products. It once was a tiny market. Those days are over. Today, with tens of billions in premiums in the U.S. ...
Applied Underwriters Snatches Up Generali Group’s U.S. Specialty Lines Arm
Applied Underwriters has acquired the U.S. Specialty Lines division of Generali Group including Generali Warranty Services, which offers extended warranty programs and contractual liability insurance ...
HDI Global Specialty SE Makes Its Debut
A new specialty lines insurer is making its debut – HDI Global Specialty SE. HDI Global Specialty SE was created by merging Hannover Re's and HDI Global SE's specialty lines. HDI Global SE holds ...
Cyber Attack Disrupts Some UK Parliament Communications
A cyberattack disabled some of the U.K. Parliament's communications on Saturday, disrupting the ability of lawmakers to access their email, a House of Commons spokeswoman said. In order to stop the ...
Wide Automation in Underwriting Helps Personal Lines Insurers Most: Celent
Personal lines insurers are most likely to benefit from wide uses of automation in underwriting, a new report has found. "They are more likely to have a homogenous book of business and a standardized ...
Specialty Programs Poised for Growth in 2015: Guy Carpenter
The specialty program market continues to thrive, with a positive outlook and growth opportunities expected for the year ahead, according to a new survey. Global risk and reinsurance specialist Guy ...
Willis Group’s $590M Buy of France’s Largest Broker to Give it Global Reach
Willis Group Holdings Plc, the third-largest insurance broker, offered to buy the 70 percent of Gras Savoye that it doesn't already own to expand in France, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Willis ...