UK Insurer Brit and Google Collaborate to Launch 1st Fully Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate May 13, 2020 Brit Ltd. announced plans to launch Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s syndicate, in collaboration with Google...
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...
Everest Insurance Taps Patel from AIG Europe as UK Head of Transactional Risk May 13, 2020 Everest Insurance announced the appointment of Sujal Patel as the UK Head of Transactional Risk for Everest Global Markets, which...
Insurers Zurich and Chubb Raise Cover for Canada Oil Sands Pipeline: Filings May 13, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn, Simon Jessop and Noor Zainab Hussain Major insurers Zurich and Chubb increased their insurance cover for a Canadian oil sands pipeline over the last year, Canadian...
French Mutual Covéa Scraps $9 Billion Purchase of PartnerRe from Exor May 12, 2020 French insurer Covéa has walked away from its planned $9 billion purchase of PartnerRe, the Bermuda-based reinsurer owned by Exor,...
Insurers Must Re-Think Pandemic Response or Risk Reputational Damage: UK’s Airmic May 12, 2020 Airmic, the UK association for risk and insurance professionals, has urged the insurance market to adopt a more responsible and...
UK Financial Services Firms Weigh Options for Post-Coronavirus Work Arrangements May 12, 2020 By Huw Jones Many of the City of London’s bankers and traders will be working from their kitchens or bedrooms for at least...
Commercial Insurance Rates in Q1 Rise 14%, Even Before Impact of COVID-19: Marsh May 12, 2020 Global average commercial insurance prices increased 14% in the first quarter of 2020 – but the rate hikes were not...
Guy Carpenter Launches Probabilistic Philippines Flood Model May 12, 2020 Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the launch of a new...
EC3 Brokers Launches Casualty and Cyber Specialty Division May 12, 2020 EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division....