Update: UK Regulator Files Expedited Appeal in Business Interruption Test Case September 29, 2020 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s financial regulator said on Tuesday it had filed for an expedited appeal in a business interruption test case against...
MGA New Paradigm Aims to Bridge the Natural Catastrophe Protection Gap September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Evan Glassman saw a gap in the property insurance market—literally. Glassman, working as a retail producer in south Florida for...
Envelop Risk Paves the Way as Insurtech Reinsurance MGA September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Managing general agents for reinsurance are rare. Reinsurance MGAs that write cyber are even rarer, which is the world that...
Reinsurance Experience in Africa, Asia Sets MGA Tempo Underwriting Apart September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Tom Bailey, executive director of Tempo Underwriting, has a theory about what it takes to build a business based on...
Finding Niches: Reinsurance MGAs Carving Out Special Market Slices September 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Reinsurance managing general agents are a rare breed as opposed to their more prevalent insurance-focused counterparts. The successful reinsurance MGAs...
Close Call with Laura Renewed Debate over Houston Storm Surge Barrier September 29, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano Houston, a Gulf Coast city that barely rises above sea level, has long worried about a worst-case weather scenario —...
Florida Supreme Court Caps High School Shooting Liability at $300K September 29, 2020 The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school district can’t be forced to pay more than $300,000 total to...
CAC Specialty Adds Martin, Flynn, Kasperkowiak to M&A Solutions Group September 29, 2020 CAC Specialty has made several new hires to its M&A Solutions Group. Cameron Martin and Katie Flynn have been named...
NFP Acquires Hutch Hubby & Associates in Austin September 29, 2020 National insurance broker NFP has acquired the Austin, Texas-based employee benefits firm, Hutch Hubby & Associates. The acquisition is NFP’s...
White House Vows 150 Million Rapid COVID Tests for Schools, Seniors September 29, 2020 By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal President Donald Trump, under fire over his handling of the coronavirus epidemic, announced on Monday the federal government would ship...