Everest Re Estimates Third Quarter 2020 Catastrophe Losses of $300 Million October 23, 2020 Everest Re Group Ltd. is estimating pre-tax net catastrophe losses of $300 million for the third quarter 2020. The estimate...
QBE Appoints Pryce as Interim Group CEO After Regan’s Forced Exit in September October 23, 2020 QBE Insurance Group announced that Richard Pryce will assume the role of interim group chief executive officer while the search...
Bayer’s Monsanto Loses Final Appeal in French Farmer’s 2004 Weedkiller Accident October 23, 2020 Bayer’s Monsanto division on Wednesday [Oct. 21] lost a final appeal in a long-running French legal battle in which the...
Hurricane Epsilon Bypasses Bermuda and Heads into North Atlantic October 23, 2020 Bermuda has been spared the worst of Hurricane Epsilon, which passed 200 miles to the east of the island and...
Top African Insurer Sanlam Refocuses on Home Market After 2018 Acquisition Misfires October 23, 2020 By Roxanne Henderson Paul Hanratty, the new chief executive officer of Sanlam Ltd., is refocusing on the South African insurer’s home market and...
PartnerRe Appoints Hiscox’s Hughes as CEO Third Party Capital October 22, 2020 PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Andrew Hughes will join PartnerRe in the new role of CEO, Third Party Capital, subject to...
Argo Group Estimates $71M in Catastrophe, COVID Losses During Third Quarter October 22, 2020 Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced that its results for the third quarter of 2020 will be adversely affected by...
Talanx Acquires Italian Non-Life Insurer Amissima October 22, 2020 The Talanx Group, the Hanover, Germany-based insurance group, announced it is expanding its business in Italy by making a bolt-on...
Hurricane Epsilon, 10th of Season, Expected to Approach Bermuda Tonight October 22, 2020 Hurricane Epsilon, the 10th of this very busy Atlantic season, was moving toward Bermuda on Wednesday. Epsilon is expected to...
Lloyd’s Approves Syndicate-in-a-Box, Picnic Syndicate 2460, to Support Mutuals October 22, 2020 Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced the Council of Lloyd’s granted in-principle approval for the launch of Picnic...