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Alistair Brannan appointed EY’s UK Head of Life and Pensions

Reinsurance News

EY has appointed Alistair Brannan as its UK Head of Life and Pensions. In addition to his new role, he will also join the organisation’s UK insurance leadership team and remains Client and Markets Leader for EY’s financial services business...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Ageas makes another offer for Direct Line

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The new offer values the UK company at approximately £3,171 million.

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Cancer Clinics Face Cash Crunch After Hack Rocks US Health Care

Insurance Journal

Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on a once little-known company at the center of the health-care system continues to cause havoc. The Feb. 21 attack against Change Healthcare, a subsidi...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Nord Stream sues UK insurers over gas pipeline explosions

Reinsurance News

Nord Stream is reportedly in pursuit of more than €400 million from UK insurance companies, including Lloyd’s of London, for refusing to cover the 2022 explosions that ruptured pipelines designed to transport Russian gas to Germany. The Swit...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Brown & Brown Acquires Assets of Northeast Dealer Services Firm, DealerMax

Insurance Journal

Insurance agency Brown & Brown announced that its dealer services division has acquired the assets of DealerMax. DealerMax, founded in 1982 by Jim Maxim, Sr. as Maxim Automotive, serves car dealer customers in Pennsylvania and throughout the Nort...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Arch Reinsurance Group announces senior promotions naming Halgan President & CUO

Reinsurance News

Arch Reinsurance Group has announced the promotion of three senior executives, Jerome Halgan, Vanessa Hardy Pickering and Lester Pun, all effective April 1, 2024. Halgan, who has been with the company since 2009, will be taking over the role of Pr...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

DeNexus appoints industry veteran Rosa Kariger to its Board of Directors

Reinsurance News

DeNexus, a provider of cyber risk modelling solutions, has recently appointed industry veteran Rosa Kariger to its Board of Directors, strengthening the company’s commitment to bridging the gap between enterprises managing risk and insurers...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Novatae Acquires UK-Based Broker Bretton Woods International

Insurance Journal

Novatae Risk Group announced that it acquired the Lloyd’s broker Bretton Woods International (BWI) of London. The transaction is subject to applicable regulatory approval and is expected to close before the end of the second quarter. Terms of t...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Marsh Specialty forecasts economic divergence amidst geopolitical uncertainty

Reinsurance News

Marsh Specialty’s 2024 Political Risk Report has highlighted how long-term uncertainty is stemming from macroeconomic competition and geopolitical insecurity, which is set to create even greater economic divergence between sectors and econom...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

David Wynn joins DWF as Head of Casualty

Reinsurance News

DWF, a provider of integrated legal and business services, is expanding its global insurance practice with the appointment of disease and casualty expert David Wynn as a new Partner. Taking over the role of Head of Casualty, Wynn will be based at...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Sweetened Buyout Proposal

Insurance Journal

British home and motor insurer Direct Line said on Wednesday it has rejected a revised buyout proposal from Belgium-based rival Ageas, saying it “significantly undervalued” the company. Direct Line said it had received the proposal on Mar...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Raised Buyout Proposal

Insurance Journal

British home and motor insurer Direct Line said on Wednesday it had rejected a higher buyout proposal from Belgium-based rival Ageas, saying it “significantly undervalued” the company. Direct Line said in a statement it had received the r...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Update: UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Sweetened Buyout Proposal

Insurance Journal

Britain’s Direct Line said on Wednesday it had rejected a revised 3.17 billion pound ($4.06 billion) takeover bid from Belgian rival Ageas, repeating that it “significantly undervalued” the home and motor insurer. Direct Line, a hou...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

HDI Global Specialty hires Ritchie as Head of Single Risk, Australia & NZ

Reinsurance News

HDI Global Specialty SE – Australia (HDI) has hired Paula Ritchie as Head of Single Risk – Australia and New Zealand, effective March 11, 2024. She joins the organisation with over 25 years of industry experience. She joins HDI followi...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Brit launches new $50m Lloyd’s Consortium

Reinsurance News

Brit Ltd has launched Brit Cyber First50, a new $50m Primary Brit-led and managed Lloyd’s Consortium developed to improve the efficiency of cyber placement for large institutional clients with revenues of $10 billion or more. According to the firm...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Swiss Re confirms proposal to elect Jacques de Vaucleroy as Chairman at 2024 AGM

Reinsurance News

Swiss Re has confirmed that at its 2024 Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM), its Board will propose to re-elect Jacques de Vaucleroy as a member of the Board of Directors and elect him as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors for a o...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

IGI reports improved combined ratio as Q4’23 underwriting income rises to $43.5m

Reinsurance News

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has reported a 10.3 percentage point improvement in its combined ratio for Q4 2023 to 81.8% and growth in underwriting income to $43.5 million, as net income increased to $33 million in the perio...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

UK Is Far From Climate Proof Due to Poor Planning, Officials Say

Insurance Journal

The UK has failed to prioritize climate adaptation to risks such as floods and heat waves, putting British citizens and critical infrastructure in danger, an official assessment has found. A national adaptation plan, published last July, “falls...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

No Need to Build Capacity in One Room: U.S. E&S Market vs. Lloyd’s

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No Need to Build Capacity in One Room: U.S. E&S...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Guidewire to help Encova Insurance optimise business operations

Reinsurance News

As part of its digital transformation journey, property and casualty insurer Encova Insurance has selected Guidewire InsuranceSuite on Guidewire Cloud to power its core business and simplify its IT operations. Encova, a Guidewire customer since 20...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Aspida partners with Flourish for enhanced annuity distribution

Reinsurance News

Aspida Life Insurance Company (Aspida), a life insurance and annuity company, has recently partnered with Flourish, a financial products provider, to distribute the Aspida Advisory Multi-Year Guaranteed Annuity (MYGA). The Aspida Advisory MYGA off...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Starr Insurance unveils new division to serve wholesale market

Reinsurance News

Starr Insurance is set to launch Twin Maples Specialty, a division of Starr Specialty Lines Insurance Agency, LLC, based in Alpharetta, GA, that will initially offer professional liability and financial lines products. Twin Maples, which is expect...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Arete Adjusting establishes operations in North America

Reinsurance News

Arete Adjusting, LLC (Arete), a Third Party Administrator (TPA), and member company of insurance ecosystem +8 Partners, has launched operations the North American claims market. By utilising people, technology, and its fellow +8 member companies,...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Conning reveals surge in AI adoption within insurance industry

Reinsurance News

According to the recent executive survey conducted by Conning Insurance Research on artificial intelligence (AI) adoption within the insurance industry, 77% of respondents indicated they are in some stage of incorporating AI into their operations....

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Tesla, Rivals Get Low Marks for Automated-Driving Technology

Insurance Journal

Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving technology and nine other assisted-driving systems marketed by major automakers received “poor” ratings from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in a new study released on Tuesday....

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Hedge Fund That Rode Catastrophe Bond Rally Mounts Tactical Retreat

Insurance Journal

A hedge fund that last year delivered its best result ever thanks to catastrophe bonds is now scaling back its position, based on a bet that the market is headed for a rough patch. Tenax Capital, which has a €100 …

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

US Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents Pose Big, Unreported Climate Threat

Insurance Journal

Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air. While the incident on Williams Companies’ Northwest …

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Would-Be Everton Owner 777 Partners Faces Lawsuit Over Asset Transfers

Insurance Journal

The investment manager trying to buy Everton FC is being sued by a creditor who wants to stop the firm from transferring two subsidiaries, claiming that the transaction was designed to “shield” the assets. Obra Capital said in a New &#823...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

Oxendine’s Georgia Fraud Trial Must Finally Start April 15, Federal Judge Says

Insurance Journal

A former Georgia insurance commissioners’ efforts to dismiss insurance fraud and money laundering charges against him have run their course. John Oxendine must face trial starting April 15, a federal judge has decided. A pretrial conference is...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

How 9 Men Stole 45 Cars Over 6 Months During COVID, Then Got Caught

Insurance Journal

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the guilty pleas and sentencing of nine members of a Bronx car theft ring for their roles in the theft of 45 vehicles during a six-month period from April to October 2020. …

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

$12.6M in Aid Delivered to San Diego County Communities

Insurance Journal

To aid recovery efforts in San Diego County following the January storms, FEMA, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and local partners continue to work together to bring relief to affected communities. In just three weeks sin...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

People Moves: California Insurance Commissioner Lara Announces Appointments, Reappointments to Board...

Insurance Journal

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara appointed new members and reappointed members to several state insurance boards and committees. New appointments include Ronald Coleman Baeza to the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee (CLHIGA...

Posted: Mar 13, 2024

How Telemedicine is Changing the Game in Mental Health Care

Risk & Insurance

Workers' comp payers and providers know that injured workers need access to behavioral health services, but an ongoing shortage of qualified providers continues to delay care and prolong recovery timelines. A new, dedicated telemedicine initiative...

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Dialing in on how robocall regulations affect insurers

NU Property & Casualty 360

Mark McKinney, VP of market intelligence at Gryphon.ai, joins us to discuss how recent robocall laws in the U.S. will affect how insurers do business.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Ransomware cybercriminals continue to target manufacturers

NU Property & Casualty 360

If your manufacturing clients are seeing cyber premiums increase, more ransomware incidents could be why.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Around the P&C insurance industry: March 13, 2024

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Insurance industry news from NFP, Coalition, MarshBerry and more.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Commuters lose the most time in these 10 U.S. cities

NU Property & Casualty 360

More people going back to offices means rush-hour traffic is getting slower and drives are taking longer.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Most partial automation driving systems lack proper safeguards, IIHS reports

NU Property & Casualty 360

Among 14 driving systems with partial automation that were tested, only one earned an acceptable rating from IIHS.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Earnix and Sollers Consulting Partner to Modernize Insurance Processes and Systems

IIR

The partnership enables clients to harness advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI capabilities, empowering them to make data-driven decisions, improve pricing strategies, optimize product offerings, and manage risk more effectively.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Novidea Names Daniela Krispin VP, Research and Development

IIR

Krispin is responsible for leading R&D processes, driving innovation initiatives and fostering a product-oriented and agile organizational culture.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

AM Best: More P&C rating downgrades than upgrades in 2023

NU Property & Casualty 360

Affirmations accounted the majority of rating actions taken by AM Best in 2023.

Posted: Mar 12, 2024