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People Moves: Everest Insurance Names Kendrick as Non-Exec Chair of European Board of Directors; OONA Insurance Appoints Marsh’s Zandueta as President, CEO

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Insurance and OONA Insurance (formerly Mapfre Insurance). A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Insurance Names Chubb’s Kendrick Chairman of European Board of Directors Everest Insurance, the insurance …

How a Labor Supplier and Insurance Broker Schemed to Evade Workers’ Compensation

An unlicensed labor broker for the construction industry has pleaded guilty to participating in a fraud scheme in order to evade more than $1 million in workers’ compensation premiums. According to Manhattan prosecutors, Salvador Almonte, Jr. underreported the size of …

Near $27B Underwriting Loss in 2022 Largest for U.S. P/C Insurers Since 2011

Key financial results for private U.S. property/casualty insurers significantly worsened in 2022 from a year earlier, according to preliminary results from global analytics provider Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). The industry recorded a net underwriting loss …

Lloyd’s Lab Selects 13 Insurtechs for Its Next Innovation Accelerator

The Lloyd’s marketplace announced it has invited 13 insurtechs to join the next cohort of its innovation accelerator, the Lloyd’s Lab, following a competitive pitch process where the firms presented innovative insurance solutions for the market. Lloyd’s Lab received more …

California Commissioner and FAIR Plan Agree to up Commercial Coverage to $20M

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California FAIR Plan Association agreed to more than double its existing commercial coverage limits to $20 million for businesses unable to find coverage in the normal insurance marketplace. Lara and the FAIR Plan …

Apex Risk & Insurance Services Launches in California

Apex Risk & Insurance Services launched in the San Diego, California area. CEO Peter Katkov, a seasoned insurance professional with more 15 years in the industry, founded Apex Risk & Insurance. Apex specializes in personal and commercial property/casualty insurance. The …

Markets/Coverages: Reinsurance Tech Firm Tremor Launches Cat Bond Issuance Platform

Tremor Technologies Inc., the Boston-based reinsurance pricing and placing platform, has launched a catastrophe bond issuance platform called Tremor Issuer™. Tremor Issuer is part of the suite of Tremor services that can be accessed online by investors, issuers, bankers and …

Vista Equity Partners Completes $2.6B Buy of Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies on March 30 announced the completion of its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion, or $19 per share. “We are excited to commence our partnership with Vista Equity Partners …

Russia Still Uses Western Insurance for Half of Tanker Fleet That Exports Its Oil

Russia still relies on Western insurers to cover more than half of the tanker fleet that exports its oil, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, and the country’s energy officials are voicing concerns about the situation. The Group of Seven …

Nashville School Shooting Spotlights Security at Private Schools

An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. Surveillance footage of the shooting Monday at the private Christian school in Nashville showed many familiar security measures, including the double set …

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