Activist Shareholder Urges Watford Holdings to Sell Itself, or Be Put Into Runoff May 20, 2020 By L.S. Howard Capital Returns Management LLC, the fifth largest shareholder of Watford Holdings Ltd., is urging the re/insurer to sell itself or...
For Third Point Re, COVID-19 Crisis Hurts, but It Celebrates 1st Underwriting Profit May 20, 2020 By L.S. Howard Third Point Re reported a net loss of $183.6 million for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19-related investment...
Insurer Beazley Raises $300M to Strengthen Balance Sheet on COVID-19 Uncertainties May 19, 2020 By L.S. Howard Beazley, the Lloyd’s specialist insurer, announced it raised £247 million (approximately $300 million) in capital via an equity placement designed...
Zurich Insurance Estimates Coronavirus Pandemic Claims to Hit $750 Million for 2020 May 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard Zurich Insurance estimates that the overall property and casualty (P&C) claims from the COVID-19 pandemic will be in the region...
Lloyd’s Expects US$4.3B in COVID-19 Claims – On Par with Costs of 9/11 Terror Attacks May 14, 2020 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s of London revealed it will pay claims in the range of $3 billion to $4.3 billion as a result...
UK Government to Create Temporary Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurance May 13, 2020 By L.S. Howard The UK Treasury announced it is creating a government-backed temporary reinsurance scheme so businesses can continue to access trade credit...
Hiscox Raises £375M to Respond to U.S. Wholesale, Reinsurance Growth Opportunities May 6, 2020 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s insurer Hiscox has successfully raised capital of approximately £375 million (US$465 million) as a result of an equity placement...
Hiscox to Raise Capital in Response to COVID-19 Growth Opportunities and Exposures May 5, 2020 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s insurer Hiscox is planning a capital raise via the placement of new ordinary shares, which will enable the company...
Aon Executives, 70% of Employees Taking Pay Cuts Amid Coronavirus Uncertainties May 4, 2020 By L.S. Howard Aon announced it will temporarily cut the pay by 50% of the company’s named executive officers in response to the...
Hiscox Action Group Gears Up to Take Hiscox to Court over COVID-19 BI Exclusions April 29, 2020 By L.S. Howard Angry Hiscox policyholders have formed an action group in the UK to fight Hiscox’s pandemic exclusions to its commercial business...