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5 11, 2020

UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.3B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK Insurer RSA Receives $9.3B Takeover Offer From Intact Financial, Tryg

RSA said it is in talks with a consortium of Canadian insurer Intact Financial and Danish insurer Tryg about a possible break-up deal that values the British firm at 7.1 billion pounds ($9.3 billion). RSA said its board would be …

5 11, 2020

Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Threat of U.S. Insurance Regulatory Crackdown Fades Without Democratic ‘Blue Wave’

Insurers appear to have dodged a revival of strict regulations and policy upheavals after an anticipated Democratic “Blue Wave,” which would have allowed progressives to push for broad reforms, failed to materialize on Wednesday, said industry executives. The U.S. presidential …

5 11, 2020

Insurer RSA Says Pandemic Exclusions Will Limit Impact of England’s 2nd Lockdown

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurer RSA Says Pandemic Exclusions Will Limit Impact of England’s 2nd Lockdown

England’s second national lockdown is unlikely to have much impact on insurer RSA as many policies now have pandemic-related exclusions, its CEO said on Thursday as it reported a rise in underwriting profit in the first nine months. England started …

5 11, 2020

Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Another Severe Storm Threatens Philippines Just Days After Super Typhoon Goni

The Philippines is bracing for a severe tropical storm that’s expected to hit its northern tip days after Super Typhoon Goni left. Storm Atsani will likely strengthen into a typhoon with peak intensity of 120 kilometers per hour as it …

5 11, 2020

Lloyd’s Drops Plan to Form Electronic Exchanges, Opting to Work with Existing Platforms

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Lloyd’s Drops Plan to Form Electronic Exchanges, Opting to Work with Existing Platforms

Lloyd’s of London has dropped ambitious plans to set up its own electronic exchanges and will work with other existing platforms instead to speed up the underwriting process and cut costs, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Lloyd’s said …

5 11, 2020

Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses

By | November 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Analysis: Exit from Paris Agreement Creates Climate Liability for U.S. Businesses

The outcome of the U.S. general election is not yet clear. What’s been obvious for months is that climate change was on the ballot, and the U.S. election matters for global climate action. And one thing is certain: The U.S. …

3 11, 2020

Arch Capital to Buy Watford for $700M in Cash, with Support from Former Rival Enstar

By | November 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Arch Capital to Buy Watford for $700M in Cash, with Support from Former Rival Enstar

Arch Capital Group Ltd. and Watford Holdings Ltd. announced a revised definitive agreement under which Arch will acquire all of the common shares of Watford for $35.00 per share, in an all-cash offer valued at approximately $700 million. The deal …

30 10, 2020

P/C Pandemic-Related Business Interruption Risk Is ‘Uninsurable,’ Says Geneva Assn.

By | October 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on P/C Pandemic-Related Business Interruption Risk Is ‘Uninsurable,’ Says Geneva Assn.

Property & casualty (P&C) insurers have nowhere near the capacity needed to absorb systemic business interruption losses from lockdown measures during a pandemic, according to a report from the Geneva Association (GA). However, P&C insurers have nowhere near the capacity …

30 10, 2020

Reinsurers’ Investment Strategies Offer Buffer for Low Interest Rates, Pandemic: S&P

By | October 30th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Reinsurers’ Investment Strategies Offer Buffer for Low Interest Rates, Pandemic: S&P

A decade of low interest rates and tough underwriting conditions has led reinsurers to cautiously invest in riskier and more illiquid assets to generate additional return. The good news is that this strategy also has helped reinsurers tolerate the economic …

13 10, 2020

With Tech Tools Galore, It’s an Exciting Time for Insurtech McKenzie Intelligence

By | October 13th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on With Tech Tools Galore, It’s an Exciting Time for Insurtech McKenzie Intelligence

Advanced technological tools are making it an exciting time to be an insurtech – and an exciting time for those insurers and reinsurers that want to more accurately assess the risks on their books, according to Forbes McKenzie, CEO of …