SiriusPoint Names Zurich’s Charles as Head of Americas P/C Insurance SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Patrick Charles has joined the company as head of Americas Property and Casualty (P/C) Insurance. Charles will be responsible …
A California moratorium guaranteeing insurance in wildfire-threatened areas lapsed Saturday, putting 347,000 homes in Pasadena and other Los Angeles foothills communities at the mercy of the market. As many as 2.4 million homes are at risk of losing protection in …
United Airlines Inc is facing claims that it unlawfully denied religious and medical exemptions from a requirement that employees receive COVID-19 vaccines after allegedly making it difficult for workers to apply for them. Six United employees filed a class action …
AXA XL’s Construction insurance team has launched a new schedule benchmarking service to strengthen their Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) clients’ risk management efforts. “The global pandemic has shined a light on the importance of strong project controls to effectively manage …
SageSure, a tech-driven managing general underwriter focused on costal residential property markets, raised $125 million in bank financing meant to enable its continued growth plans. “SageSure has always been focused on protecting homeowners in the most challenging and catastrophe-prone insurance …
Generali Chief Executive Philippe Donnet’s future at Italy’s biggest insurer faces a key test on Monday at a meeting of its board to discuss putting him forward for reappointment in the face of opposition by two leading investors. With Donnet …
Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an insurance agent or broker …
Markel Corp. and Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) announced the terms of a buy-out transaction that provides an accelerated return of substantially all the net asset value in Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd. (the Private Fund) and CATCo Reinsurance …
China Evergrande Group has missed a dollar bond interest payment deadline, moving closer to a potential default and fueling worries about a collapse that could send shockwaves through China’s economy and beyond. WHAT IS EVERGRANDE? Chairman Hui Ka Yan founded …
Amazon.com Inc is to start offering insurance to small and medium-sized UK business customers, the technology giant’s first foray into business insurance in the country, broker Superscript said on Monday. Members of Amazon’s Business Prime program will be able to …
