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4 Ways Online Payments Improve the Insurance Agent Experience

Insurance Thought Leadership

4 Ways Online Payments Improve the Insurance Agent Experience From Our Partners sradomski...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Guy Carpenter appoints Lisa Tolaini as General Counsel

Reinsurance News

Lisa Tolaini has been appointed General Counsel of Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking division of Marsh McLennan (MMC). Based in London, Tolaini has been with Marsh McLennan for over 13 years, having most recently served as General Counsel, UK...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Hurricane Debby Brings Six Deaths, Widespread Flood Losses in Florida, Georgia, SC

Insurance Journal

Hurricane Debby left at least six people dead Monday along with widespread flooding in the same parts of Florida and Georgia that were swamped by Hurricane Idalia less than a year ago. Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, in the Big …

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

AM Best maintains negative outlook for Brazil reinsurance market

Reinsurance News

AM Best is maintaining a Negative segment outlook for Brazil’s reinsurance market until favourable performance trends can be sustained. AM Best’s recent report identifies strict regulations on foreign assets as a major factor contributing to this...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

California’s Park Fire Continues to Slowly Grow to 647 Square Miles

Insurance Journal

The Park Fire continues to slowly grow to 647 square miles, as thousands of firefighters continue to work to gain more control over the Northern California blaze, which is now the state’s fourth largest on record. The fire runs across …

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Actuarial & reserving teams are doing more to combat the uncertain environment: Sealy, PwC Bermuda

Reinsurance News

The reserving cycle exists, and studies have shown that historically, final estimates tend to be underestimated in bad years and overestimated in good ones, but both actuarial and reserving teams are now doing more to mitigate significant uncertai...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Two More Wirecard Executives Charged in Germany Over Accounting Scandal

Insurance Journal

German prosecutors have charged another two former Wirecard executives, according to a statement from their Munich office on Tuesday, casting their net wider in investigations into one of Germany’s biggest corporate scandals. Wirecard collapsed...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Skyward Specialty reports rise in underwriting profit as CoR strengthens

Reinsurance News

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. has reported a rise of 17.6% in gross written premiums (GWP) and an improved underwriting result of $23.9 million for Q2 2024, compared to last year’s $15.5 million. The reported GWP is $496 million for Q2 2...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Guy Carpenter: ‘Kitty Cat’ CrowdStrike Outage to Cause $300M-$1B in Insured Losses

Carrier Management

Guy Carpenter: ‘Kitty Cat’ CrowdStrike Outage to Cause $30...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Berkshire Halves Apple Stake, Boosts Cash to $277 Billion as It Gets ‘Defensive’

Carrier Management

Berkshire Halves Apple Stake, Boosts Cash to $277 Billion as It Gets ‘Defensive’ Warren Buffe...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Removing U.S. Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds

Carrier Management

Removing U.S. Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds The U.S...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

GSK Wins Latest Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims

Insurance Journal

GSK won the latest trial over claims that discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, as a jury on Monday found that the drug was not responsible for an Illinois woman’s illness, a company spokesperson said. Carrie Joiner had alleged in &...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Nearly a Third of Carbon Credits Fail New Benchmark Test

Insurance Journal

Nearly a third of existing carbon credits have failed to meet criteria for a new standard that aims to serve as the global benchmark for the voluntary carbon market, its board said on Tuesday. In the voluntary market, companies can …

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Howden Re expands cyber capabilities, adds Harriet Gruen as Head of Threat Intelligence

Reinsurance News

Howden Re, the reinsurance and risk advisory arm of Howden, has announced the expansion of its Cyber Reinsurance capabilities in threat intelligence and education with the appointment of Harriet Gruen as Head of Threat Intelligence, Education &#38...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Hub Acquires Pennsylvania Commercial Lines Agency IMC

Insurance Journal

Global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced it has acquired Insurance Management Company (IMC). Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, IMC provides commercial insurance and risk management services to commercial, industrial, institutional...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

UK’s Thames Water Seeks Deal to Escape £104 Million Sewage Fine

Insurance Journal

Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133 million) for polluting rivers. Industry regulator Ofwat said the utility released raw sewage from wastewater treatment works for years wit...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

At-Bay names AIG’s Ken Riegler as President, At-Bay Insurance

Reinsurance News

Cyber insurance provider At-Bay has appointed Ken Riegler as President of At-Bay Insurance and to the Board of Directors of At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company, its Excess & Surplus (E&S) carrier. In this role, Riegler’s remit is focu...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

New Hampshire’s HPM Insurance Acquires Insurance Savers

Insurance Journal

HPM Insurance of Amherst, New Hampshire reports it has acquired Insurance Savers Agency, a personal and commercial lines agency with offices in the towns of Littleton and Thornton. The purchase of Insurance Savers Agency expands the footprint of HPM...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

James River’s underwriting profit falls to $9.84m in Q2

Reinsurance News

James River Group Holdings has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2024, posting a net income of $11.9 million and a group combined ratio of 99.3%. These results compared to last years second quarter where the company posted a...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Removing US Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds

Insurance Journal

The US Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer zones. At least 1.4 million acres along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were made ineligible for the kind of federal &...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Tokio Marine’s international segment sees Q1 net premiums swell 18.5%

Reinsurance News

Tokio Marine’s international business saw total net premiums written in Q1 of 2024 reach JPY 813.6 billion ($5.62 billion), driven by strong rate increases and new businesses in North America alongside the steady implementation of growth mea...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Markel boosts International Casualty team with Hannaford and Murray appointments

Reinsurance News

Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, has announced the addition of Robert Hannaford and James Murray to its International Casualty team, effective immediately. Hannaford, who brings over a decade of underwriting experience to Mark...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Insurance 101: Understanding Insurance Carrier Terminations

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. In the insurance industry, the term “termination” can refer to a few different things. First, there are policy terminations. These occur when an insurance policy runs its course and th...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Palomar reports rise in net income to $25.7m in Q2’24

Reinsurance News

Specialty insurer Palomar Holdings has reported a net income of $25.7 million for the second quarter of 2024, an improvement compared to net income of $17.6 million from Q2 2023. The company’s gross written premiums (GWP) experienced substantial g...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Singapore Monetary Authority Defends Allianz’s $1.7B Plan to Buy Income Insurance

Insurance Journal

Singapore ministers addressed concerns about Allianz SE’s plan to buy a majority stake in Income Insurance Ltd., saying it would be held to account on its commitments and that the potential deal isn’t expected to adversely impact competit...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Ambac’s specialty P&C insurance production hits $165m in Q2

Reinsurance News

Ambac has revealed that specialty P&C insurance production, which includes gross written premiums (GWP) by its Specialty P&C Insurance segment and premiums placed by the Insurance Distribution segment, totalled $165 million in Q2 of 2024,...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Risk & Insurance Education Alliance Unveils NEW CIC Self-Paced Course: Commercial Multiline

Insurance Journal

Austin, TX., August 6, 2024 —The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance is proud to announce the launch of its first Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) self-paced course titled “CIC Commercial Multiline.” Crafted to meet the evolv...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

PERILS issues final insured loss estimate for Turkey earthquakes of $6.2bn

Reinsurance News

Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, PERILS AG, has released its final insured property market loss estimate for the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence of TRY 116.9 billion, approximately USD 6.2 billion at February 2023 exchange rates...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Choosing Your Medicare Plan: Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage

Insurance Journal

This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. PCF Senior Benefits Practice Leader Jason Milz offers a helpful guide to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. When it comes to Medicare, the federal health insurance program for...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

TransRe creates Chief AI Officer role, restructures data science team

Reinsurance News

Transatlantic Holdings (Trans Re), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, has restructured its data science team with two senior appointments as it looks to better support the expansion and adoption of artificial intelligence, machine...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Hurricane Debby losses to largely fall within reinsurance retentions: Moody’s

Reinsurance News

The majority of insured losses from Hurricane Debby are anticipated to fall within primary insurers’ retentions under their reinsurance coverages, as per James Eck VP-Senior Credit Officer, Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Ratings. Hurrican...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Ledger Investing launches new ILS subsidiaries, Fermat to manage casualty ILS funds

Reinsurance News

Ledger Investing, an insurtech and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused venture-backed company, has expanded its casualty ILS capabilities with the launch of two new Cayman-based subsidiaries. The firm has created Ledger Re SPC as a reinsurer...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

YoY rate changes down across all major commercial lines in Q2’24: Applied Systems

Reinsurance News

Applied Systems has released the second quarter 2024 results of the Applied Commercial Index, the Canadian insurance industry’s premium rate index, which shows that average premium rates decreased year-over-year across the most commonly placed com...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

The End of CRM As We Know It?

Insurance Thought Leadership

The End of CRM As We Know It? PaulCarroll

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Carrot acquires exclusive behavioural-based insurance use in auto

Reinsurance News

Carrot General Insurance, the Korean digital insurance firm, has acquired the exclusive right to use for behavioural-based insurance (BBI) for six months from the General Insurance Association of Korea. It’s important to stress how significa...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Fed Policymakers Signal Rate Cuts Ahead, But Not Recession

Insurance Journal

U.S. central bank policymakers pushed back on Monday against the notion that weaker-than-expected July jobs data means the economy is in recessionary freefall, but also warned that the Federal Reserve will need to cut rates to avoid such an outcome....

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Tokio Marine HCC appoints Jonathan Holmes as VP of Healthcare Professional Insurance

Reinsurance News

Tokio Marine HCC – Cyber & Professional Lines Group (CPLG), a Houston-based division of Tokio Marine HCC that offers insurance solutions for cyber risks and professional liability, has announced important changes to its Professional Lines lead...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Berkshire Halves Apple Stake, Boosts Cash to $277 Billion As It Gets ‘Defensive’

Insurance Journal

Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash at Berkshire Hathaway soar to nearly $277 billion and selling about half its stake in Apple, even as the conglomerate posted a record quarterly operating profit. Berkshire’s results...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

Soft ransomware targets, a new top emerging risk for enterprises: Gartner

Reinsurance News

Concern about artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks is once again the top emerging risk for enterprise in the second quarter of 2024, a recent Gartner, Inc.’s survey has revealed. Gartner surveyed 274 senior risk executives and m...

Posted: Aug 06, 2024