Distributed Social Proof Insurance: The Next Industry Game-Changer? February 12, 2018 By L.S. Howard InsurTech startup InsurePal (now known as VouchForMe) is developing an insurance platform that aims to revolutionize the industry’s model for...
BHSI Opens Dubai Office, Names Cerase & Yadvendu to Head Middle East Region February 12, 2018 Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Co. (BHSI) announced it has received an insurance license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority and...
Brokerslink Appoints Legrand as CEO, Succeeding Fonseca February 9, 2018 Brokerslink announced the appointment of Jacqueline Legrand as CEO, succeeding José Manuel Fonseca, who is stepping back to focus his...
January Windstorms to Cost Europe’s Insurers More Than $2B: Aon February 9, 2018 European windstorms Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen wreaked widespread damage in January, causing insured losses of more than $2 billion, according...
Sompo International to Buy Italian Agriculture Insurer A&A February 9, 2018 Sompo International said it has agreed to buy an Italian agriculture insurer in a bid to broaden the reach of...
From Bermuda to Switzerland, Reinsurers Lure Variety of Potential Investors February 9, 2018 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Sonali Basak The $500 billion reinsurance industry is experiencing a flurry of deal talks. One reason: Companies are finally for sale as...
North-South Korea Tensions, Cyber Threats Worry Insurers of Olympics February 9, 2018 By Suzanne Barlyn, Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain If South Korea’s Winter Olympics go off without a hitch this month, organizers will not be alone in toasting success....
Hiscox Names Walter as CEO Hiscox Global Retail, Langan as CEO of Hiscox USA February 8, 2018 Hiscox Ltd. announced that Ben Walter, the current CEO of Hiscox USA, will relocate to London to take up the...
Zurich Insurance Raises Dividend as Cost Cuts Bear Fruit February 8, 2018 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Patrick Winters Zurich Insurance Group AG overcame a record year for natural-disaster claims in the industry to deliver its first dividend increase...
Everest Insurance Hires Aspen’s Sanders to Lead Europe Credit & Political Risk Business February 8, 2018 Everest Re Group Ltd. announced that Paul Sanders has joined Everest Insurance as head of their European Credit and Political...