How should an agent or broker approach selling travel medical insurance to those heading to Rio? The answer is simple: know what potential dangers they face, provide them with the information to reduce their risk, and in the event they …
Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has joined forces with Tokio Marine Kiln, Pembroke and AEGIS London to lead the Markel livestock consortium, offering cover of up to $30 million per location for livestock risks. The consortium offers larger single …
The Obama administration’s top health official highlighted the importance of competition to insurance markets, as the Justice Department is poised to decide on two massive deals among four of the health-plan industry’s biggest players. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia …
Fitch Ratings this week warned that users of insurance ratings from four large credit rating agencies (CRAs) fail to understand differences in the rating scales – differences that separate A.M. Best from the rest of that pack. Specifically, Fitch said …
XL Group Plc, the insurer that expanded last year with the purchase of Catlin Group Ltd., said second-quarter catastrophe costs were probably about $240 million pretax, with wildfires in Alberta, Canada, responsible for about half the total. Flooding in Europe …
Central bankers globally need to realize the risks that extreme monetary policies will backfire, according to Voya Financial Inc.’s Karyn Cavanaugh. “Negative rates are turning out to be a dirt sandwich, especially for Japan,” Cavanaugh, who works as senior market …
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. has acquired Agency Program Insurance Co. (SAC) Ltd., a Bermuda-based segregated accounts captive company with 28 cells. London-based Randall & Quilter (R&Q) is paying $1.4 million in cash from existing resources to acquire APIC, …
Neon, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, has appointed Andrew Dougall to the newly created role of executive underwriter, head of Casualty. Dougall joins Neon today, reporting to chief underwriting officer, Darren Lednor. Dougall will focus on enhancing Neon’s broker distribution and …
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has launched “One TMK,” a digital exchange for brokers to quote and bind policies on-line in real time. The web-based platform has been developed to help brokers lower their transactional costs and significantly speed up the …
Demonstrating a growing intolerance of mobile phone use at the wheel, a survey of 1314* motor insurance policyholders in the UK found that consumers want to be rewarded with lower premiums for not using their smartphones while driving. The avoidance …