Lancashire Holdings Ltd. has completed an equity capital raise of approximately £277 million (US$352 million) through the placement of new common shares. The Lloyd’s insurer said it intends to use the proceeds of the placing to fund organic growth and …
Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has raised $500 million of equity capital from existing investor relationships. On top of the $300 million raised by the company in February, Fidelis has now secured $800 million of additional equity during 2020. …
With the immense financial and operational challenges brought on by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many insurers have had to dramatically cut back on insurtech funding. Insurtech solutions were starting to help insurers improve their commercial customers’ buying and …
Analysts for Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings shared a view that U.S. underwriting losses from COVID-19 would fall in the $15-$30 billion range. However, risk officers speaking at a rating agency conference last week said the estimate is light. S&P …
The UK government has created a £10 billion (US$12.5 billion) reinsurance scheme designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by guaranteeing transactions insured by trade credit insurers. The Trade Credit Reinsurance scheme is designed to support UK business-to-business transactions …
Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission gave underwriters an additional year to recapitalize as companies deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The industry recapitalization program scheduled to end in 2020 must now be completed by September 2021, the agency said …
French insurer AXA has identified 1,700 contracts signed with restaurant owners in France where the terms are not clear as to whether business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 crisis should be covered, its CEO told Le Monde in an …
Brokers have been slow to adopt social media and digital technologies as a whole, which is hampering their ability to keep the clients satisfied during the lockdown, said GlobalData in a report. The entire industry will face a changing landscape …
French insurer AXA plans to cut its dividend to 0.73 euros per share from a planned payout of 1.43 euros, the firm said on Wednesday, in order to preserve cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. AXA added that it could consider …
Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm season begins, as hundreds of aircraft grounded by the coronavirus pandemic can’t be moved easily. Major airports in storm-vulnerable regions …
