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Two Montgomery Workers Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alabama

Insurance Journal

Montgomery, Alabama, authorities have charged two workers – a contract employee and a firefighter – with insurance fraud in unrelated alleged scams. Local news outlet reported that Michael Granger Hicks, who worked for a third-party vendor for the ci...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Hack That Paralyzed US Health Care Turns Up Scrutiny on Insurer

Insurance Journal

When a cyberattack on Change Healthcare paralyzed much of the US health-care system, some lawmakers saw it as proof its parent company, UnitedHealth Group Inc., was too big. UnitedHealth Chief Executive Andrew Witty saw it differently. He has said th...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Arbol closes $60m Series B funding round to scale parametric insurance

Reinsurance News

Climate risk solutions provider Arbol has closed a $60 million Series B funding round, co-led by Giant Ventures and Opera Tech Ventures with participation from Mubadala Capital. Following a year marked by “unprecedented” climate events...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Investors Are Increasingly Interested in a Novel Type of Weather Insurance

Insurance Journal

Interest in startups trying to shake up the insurance industry is on the rise as weather catastrophes worsen. The latest sign: New York-based Arbol has raised $60 million in a Series B funding round. Founded in 2018, Arbol specializes in …

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Risk-adjusted economics should be terrific at mid-year renewals and into 2025: Williamson, Everest

Reinsurance News

After an excellent outcome for Everest at the January and April 2024 reinsurance renewals, the Bermuda-based firm is expecting “terrific” risk-adjusted economics at the mid-year renewals and a continuation of market discipline, accordi...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

30% of Global Business Leaders Say Political Risk Is Their Biggest Threat

Carrier Management

30% of Global Business Leaders Say Political Risk Is Their Biggest Threat Sixty-five percent of Nor...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve

Carrier Management

Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve The Hartford CEO...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

The 6 Stages of Compliance Grief: How Top Insurance Carriers Are Revolutionizing Compliance Manageme...

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Learn the six stages of compliance grief and how insurance carriers and agencies can get to the other side: a compliance management transformation.

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Billionaire Ellison Is Moving Oracle to Nashville From Texas

Insurance Journal

Larry Ellison plans to make Nashville the world headquarters for Oracle Corp., only a few years after relocating the tech giant from Silicon Valley to Austin. Ellison said Oracle is developing a campus in the Tennessee city, moving it closer …

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Sister of Mississippi Man Who Died After Police Stop Rejects Settlement

Insurance Journal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi’s capital city over the death of her brother has decided to reject a settlement after officials publicly disclosed how much the city would pay his survivors, her attorney said Wednesday. George...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Tokio Marine HCC Intl. appoints Ros Breese to lead new Global Media underwriting division

Reinsurance News

Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a subsidiary of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies, has created a Global Media division dedicated to underwriting risks operating in the Media, Film, Television, and Events sectors. Ros Breese has been...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

People Moves: WTW Appoints deLaricheliere to FIPS Leadership Role; Risk Strategies Names Heron Natio...

Insurance Journal

WTW Appoints deLaricheliere to Leadership Role Within Financial Institutions and Professional Services WTW, headquartered in London, appointed Alex deLaricheliere as Strategy and execution leader and banking subvertical leader within the financial in...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Vincent Pomo joins Northern Re as CUO

Reinsurance News

New York and Cayman-based Northern Reinsurance has hired former Everest employee Vincent Pomo as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective April 29, 2024. An experienced veteran across the sector, Pomo brings over 15 years of experience towards...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

AEGIS London partners with Kayna to optimise online quote and bind platform

Reinsurance News

AEGIS London has partnered with the award-winning InsurTech Kayna to optimise its online quote and bind platform, Opal Underwriting. AEGIS London currently writes in excess of $120m of premium through its OPAL Underwriting platform per year, much...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

QCC report forecasts doubling of global cyber insurance market by 2030

Reinsurance News

As per the QualRisk Cyber Insurance Center (QCC) 2024 Global Market Report (GMR), the international cyber insurance market is expected to double by 2030. Daniel Kasper, CEO of QCC, noted that while the US has been the major driver of cyber insuran...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Maine Alters ‘Yellow Flag’ Law, Expands Mental Health Care in Wake of Shootings

Insurance Journal

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Ardonagh to Acquire Italian Commercial Lines Business Mansutti S.r.l

Insurance Journal

The Ardonagh Group, the London-based insurance distribution platform, announced it has agreed to acquire Mansutti S.r.l, the commercial lines business of Italian insurance broker, Mansutti SpA. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founde...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Consilium appoints Aon’s Lucy Moore as Head of Technical & Operations, Delegated Risk

Reinsurance News

Consilium, the global speciality re/insurance broking arm of the Aventum Group, has appointed Lucy Moore as the Head of Technical and Operations within its Delegated Risk Solutions division. In her new position, Moore’s remit will include mainly s...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Technology is key amid a volatile market, regulatory and accounting changes: Clearwater’s Wenzhe She...

Reinsurance News

As Clearwater Analytics works towards revolutionising the world of investing, we spoke with Senior Product Manager for EMEA Prudential Regulations, Wenzhe Sheng, about regulatory and technology trends in the insurance industry amid a volatile inve...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Aspen realises dip in operating income for Q1 as CoR increases

Reinsurance News

In its Q1 2024 results, Aspen Insurance Holdings has revealed an operating income of $103 million, driven by an 86.3% adjusted combined ratio, down marginally from last year’s $108 million and adjusted combined ratio of 82.7%. Gross written...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Heritage finalises 2024-25 catastrophe reinsurance program

Reinsurance News

Heritage Insurance Holdings has announced the completion of the full placement of its 2024-2025 catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance program for its insurance subsidiaries: Heritage Property Casualty Insurance Company, Narragansett Bay Insurance...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Gallagher Re appoints Hiscox’s Louise Marling as UK COO

Reinsurance News

Louise Marling has been named as the successor to Gina Butterworth and will take over as reinsurance broker Gallagher Re’s UK Chief Operating Officer (COO), subject to regulatory approvals. It was announced yesterday that Butterworth has bee...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Everest reports Q1’24 combined ratio of 88.8% amid record underwriting income

Reinsurance News

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, Ltd., has reported a Q1 2024 combined ratio of 88.8%, as pre-tax underwriting income reached a record $409 million for the firm, up on the $273 million seen in the prior year period. The re/insur...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Tornado in Southern China Kills 5 People, Damages Factories in City of Guangzhou

Insurance Journal

A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration said the tornado struck about 3 p.m. in the Baiyun distri...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

MS Amlin hires Catherine Healy as Head of Property & Crisis Management Claims

Reinsurance News

Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has hired Catherine Healy from HDI Global Specialty as Head of Property & Crisis Management Claims. In her new role, Healy assumes responsibility for the management and oversight of claims fo...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Recreational Marijuana Supporters Can Gather Signatures for North Dakota Ballot Initiative

Insurance Journal

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said last Thursday, in the latest legaliza...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Recreational Marijuana Supporters Can Gather Signatures for No. Dakota Ballot Initiative

Insurance Journal

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said last Thursday, in the latest legaliza...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Arch sees Q1 2024 net income hit $1.1bn, CoR improves to 78.8%

Reinsurance News

Arch Capital Group has reported Q1 2024 net income available to its common shareholders of $1.1 billion, marking an increase of $395 million compared to the same quarter of 2023. After-tax operating income in Q1 2024 also improved, reaching $933 m...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

The 6 Stages of Compliance Grief: How Top Insurance Carriers Are Revolutionizing Compliance Manageme...

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Does your organization have a compliance problem? It’s OK. We won’t tell anyone. If you’re not entirely sure, we’ve got a way to check your symptoms here. But if you’...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Broker Newfront adds Katherine August-deWilde to its Board

Reinsurance News

Tech-driven insurance brokerage Newfront has added Katherine August-deWild, who has been an investor and advisor to the company for the last six years, to its Board of Directors. August-deWild brings three decades of financial services industry ex...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Family of Chicago Man Killed in Police Shooting Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Insurance Journal

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing t...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

WTW makes senior appointment in FIPS division of CRB NA

Reinsurance News

WTW, a global re/insurance broker, has appointed Alex deLaricheliere as the Strategy and Execution Leader and Banking Subvertical Leader within the Financial Institutions and Professional Services (FIPS) industry division of Corporate Risk and Bro...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk

Insurance Journal

The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may become uninsurable — and therefore, unsellable — over the coming years. Nationwide Building Society uses mapping technology to...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

London Firms Are Letting More Staff Work Entirely From Home

Insurance Journal

London’s employers are letting more staff work entirely from home, according to a prominent recruitment firm, with workers keen to earn the premium paid by jobs in the capital without enduring its high living costs. The proportion of white-coll...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Coalition report highlights growing need for enhanced email security

Reinsurance News

According to findings from Coalition, an active cyber insurance provider, more than half (56%) of all cyber insurance claims in 2023 stemmed from either funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), underscoring the importance of...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Missiles Fired by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Damage Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker in Red Sea

Insurance Journal

Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea on Friday, authorities said. The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in re...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Chedid Capital completes full acquisition of Groupe Ascoma

Reinsurance News

Chedid Capital now holds 100% of Groupe Ascoma by acquiring the remaining 20% share from the Husson Family, reinforcing its position in Africa’s insurance brokerage market. This finalises a process that began in September 2020 when Chedid Capital...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024

Loadsure enters European freight insurance markets

Reinsurance News

Insurtech managing general agent (MGA), Loadsure, has officially entered the European market, which the firm hopes will build on its success in North America. The MGA will initially focus on the Benelux region, Germany, France, Denmark, Norway, Fi...

Posted: Apr 30, 2024