Argo Group to Stop Insuring Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline, Joining Other Carriers June 7, 2021 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s insurer Argo Group has decided to stop insuring Canada’s Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline when its current insurance policy...
World’s Largest Insurers ‘Failing’ to Address Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss June 3, 2021 By L.S. Howard Most of the world’s largest insurers are failing to adequately address systemic risks such as climate change and biodiversity loss,...
Climate Change Protesters Set Off Stink Bomb at Lloyd’s of London in Ongoing Activism June 2, 2021 By L.S. Howard Climate change protesters continued their focus on Lloyd’s as a major insurer of the fossil fuel industry by setting off...
Intact Financial Corp. and Tryg Complete Acquisition of UK’s RSA Insurance June 1, 2021 By L.S. Howard Intact Financial Corp. announced that, together with Tryg A/S, it has completed the acquisition of RSA Insurance Group plc., after...
French Regulator Dismisses Covéa Market Abuse Charges Filed Against SCOR’s Kessler May 28, 2021 By L.S. Howard France’s financial markets regulator dismissed market abuse charges, which had been filed against SCOR’s Chairman and CEO Denis Kessler by...
COVID Takes Big Bite from Multiline Insurers’ Earnings, in ‘Manageable’ Event: S&P May 28, 2021 By L.S. Howard The COVID-19 crisis cost 16 global multiline insurers about $8 billion in 2020, although they still reported substantial net profit...
Ardonagh Group Agrees to Purchase BGC’s Insurance Business for $500 Million May 27, 2021 By L.S. Howard The Ardonagh Group, a leading UK insurance broker, announced it has agreed to acquire the insurance operations of BGC Partners...
Taming ‘Live Cat’ COVID Events in the Entertainment Industry May 17, 2021 By L.S. Howard In the early months of the pandemic last year, brokers just couldn’t place insurance for the entertainment industry. In late...
Climate Change Activists Protest at Lloyd’s of London, Dumping a Load of ‘Coal’ April 23, 2021 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called “Insurance Rebellion” used a...
Cyber Attacks and Data Loss Are Top 2 Risks Facing Directors & Officers: WTW Survey April 23, 2021 By L.S. Howard Cyber attacks and data loss are the top two risks facing directors & officers, with pandemic-related changes in working practices...