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Ryan Specialty to Acquire P/C MGUs From Ascot’s Ethos Specialty

Ryan Specialty, the Chicago-based international specialty insurance firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the property and casualty (P/C) MGUs owned by Ethos Specialty Insurance LLC from Ascot Group Ltd. Financial details of the transaction were not …

HP to Continue $4 Billion Damages Case Against Mike Lynch

Hewlett Packard said Monday it would continue legal proceedings to seek up to $4 billion in damages from British billionaire Mike Lynch’s estate in the UK. The U.S. company had been seeking compensation over its acquisition of British tech firm …

Canada’s 10 Worst Natural Disasters Totaled C$30 Billion in Annual Insured Losses

Insured losses have surged in the past decade as climate change in Canada sparks wildfires, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities. Insured losses from natural disasters averaged C$2.2 billion ($1.63 billion) a year over the last …

Canada’s Insurance Sector Faces Deluge of Climate-Related Catastrophe Claims

Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance …

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Renewal Rights of London-Based Taxi Insurance Broker

Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of the ongoing renewal rights of Morton Insurance Brokers, a specialist in private hire and taxi insurance across the UK since 1987. Financial details of the transaction were not …

Climate Change Intensified Typhoon Shanshan, Study Says

Typhoon Shanshan, which struck southern Japan this week with heavy rain and strong winds, was likely intensified by climate change, according to a study from Imperial College London. Researchers with the university teased out the contribution of global warming to …

Australia’s Agile Launches New Zealand Unit to Support Its New Lloyd’s Syndicate

Agile Underwriting Services, the Sydney, Australia-based insurtech, managing general agent, and Lloyd’s coverholder, has launched a unit in New Zealand, which Agile described as the first of its kind for a Lloyd’s syndicate. The establishment of Agile Insurance Group NZ …

Salvage of Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea Expected in Coming Days, Sources Say

A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. What …

Munich Re and Swiss Re Both Top List of 2023’s Largest Reinsurers

Munich Re tops the list of the world’s 50 largest reinsurers that use IFRS 17 reporting standards, while Swiss Re is the largest non-IFRS 17 reinsurer, according to AM Best. Among the largest IFRS 17 reporting reinsurers, Munich Re is …

Sunken Superyacht Likely to Cost Insurers at Least $150 Million, Experts Say

Insurers of the Bayesian superyacht that sank this month, killing tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others, could be on the hook for at least $150 million, according to the first estimates by industry experts. The British-flagged 56-meter-long (184-foot-long) yacht, …

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