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Credit Suisse Shuts Humbolt Re and Kelvin Re After Investor Withdrawals

Credit Suisse Group AG is winding down two reinsurance vehicles with assets of about $2 billion after key investors moved their funds out. Humboldt Re and Kelvin Re, which use money from institutional clients to reinsure natural catastrophes and other …

Germany’s Getsafe Raises $30M from Swiss Re and Others; Eyes Becoming Full Carrier

Digital MGA Getsafe disclosed $30 million in new financing led by new investor Swiss Re. The Heidelberg, Germany-based InsurTech said the money will help build its market dominance among millennials in its home country and beyond. Specifically, a push into …

How to Address the Next Uninsurable Pandemic — A Black Swan Event

There aren’t many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout from COVID-19 has left insurers issuing existential warnings and businesses discovering they weren’t covered. It’s resulted in courts packed with …

Chubb Launches Enhanced MasterPackage Solution for Life Science Companies in UK

Chubb announced the launch of its enhanced MasterPackage for Life Science Companies product in the UK. This is a comprehensive first and third-party policy designed for companies which develop or provide life science products, solutions or services. The product is …

Arch Insurance International Renames Barbican Syndicate 1955

Arch Insurance International has announced the change of name of Barbican Syndicate 1955 to Arch Syndicate 1955, with effect from Jan. 1, 2021. The rebranding of Syndicate 1955 forms part of the ongoing integration of Barbican Insurance Group into Arch …

UK Insurtech Zego Buys Telematics Firm Drivit to ‘Revolutionize’ Insurance Pricing

Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect real-time driver behavior data in-house, signals the company’s intent to …

Brit to Appoint RSA’s Wilkinson as Group CFO

Brit Ltd. announced the appointment of Gavin Wilkinson as group chief financial officer. Wilkinson will start his new role in May 2021 and will also join the executive committee and board of Brit. A proven and highly experienced finance leader, …

AM Best Assigns ‘A-‘ Rating to Newly Formed Conduit Reinsurance Ltd.

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Conduit Reinsurance Ltd., with a stable outlook. The ratings reflect Conduit Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as …

Lemonade Launches in France in Its Third European Country

Lemonade, the New York City-based insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched in France. The launch marks the third EU country Lemonade has entered, following the Netherlands’ launch earlier this year, and Germany in June 2019. …

Munich Re to Halt Coverage for Events Canceled Due to Pandemics

German reinsurance group Munich Re will no longer insure against events canceled due to pandemics, a board member said on Tuesday. The world’s largest resinsurer is making the change after it faced large losses this year in the wake of …

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