AIG Reported to Have Held Talks to Acquire Voya January 10, 2018 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Sonali Basak American International Group Inc. may be back in the market for large-scale deals. The insurer was in talks to buy...
Judge Overseeing Local Opioid Lawsuits Hopes for ‘Meaningful’ Settlement January 10, 2018 By Jef Feeley The judge overseeing U.S. cities’ and counties’ lawsuits against makers of opioid painkillers said he hopes a sweeping resolution can...
U.S. Reinsurance Outlook Remains Negative for 2018, Says A.M. Best January 10, 2018 Ratings firm A.M. Best said it is maintaining its 2018 outlook for the U.S. property/casualty reinsurance sector at negative, citing...
‘Super Underwriter’ Hoopingarner Wins Insurance Journal’s ‘Coolest Part of Your Job’ Contest January 10, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Insurance underwriter Aubrie Hoopingarner says she wound up working in insurance the same way many people in the industry start...
eReinsure Adds Blockchain Services to Reinsurance Technology Platform January 9, 2018 eReinsure.com, Inc., a global specialty insurance distributor and part of AmWINS Group, will offer a blockchain service linked to its...
AmTrust’s TapSafe Covers All of a Consumer’s Connected Devices with a Single App January 9, 2018 A property/casualty insurer wants consumers to be able to easily locate and protect all of their tech devices with one...
Ethos Specialty Names Liberty International’s Carr to Head Property Unit January 9, 2018 Ethos Specialty Insurance Services, a subsidiary of Ascot Group, announced that Michael Carr has joined the firm as head of...
Drivers Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon, Say Driverless Car Leaders January 9, 2018 By Gabrielle Coppola and David Welch Carmakers and tech companies have fallen over one another in recent weeks to show the strides they’ve made with self-driving...
Hiscox Names Micheals as Chief Underwriting Officer in U.S. as Goodwin Retires January 9, 2018 Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Eric Micheals as its chief underwriting officer in the U.S. Micheals replaces Nicole Goodwin, who...
Blackstone Aims to Grow Insurance Asset Management to $100 Billion January 9, 2018 By Joshua Franklin Blackstone Group wants to quadruple to $100 billion the assets it manages at its new unit for insurers as it...