Ryan Specialty to Acquire USQRisk Holdings April 22, 2025 Global specialty insurance broker Ryan Specialty has agreed to acquire certain assets of USQRisk Holdings, LLC, a New York-headquartered managing...
Persistent Soft Market Begins to Hit Reinsurer Stock Prices: A.M. Best June 15, 2016 By L.S. Howard While global reinsurers are continuing to withstand challenging market conditions, their stock prices, on average, are starting to take a...
XL Catlin Launches Team to Focus on Alternative Risk Transfer Products June 9, 2016 XL Catlin’s insurance operations has launched a new team to focus on alternative risk transfer and non-traditional insurance globally. The...
ILS Products Are Changing Reinsurance Industry Norms: ‘Acts of God’ Author July 1, 2015 By L.S. Howard Second of two articles In the first article in this series, Paula Jarzabkowski, professor of Strategic Management at Cass Business...
Reinsurance Market’s Evolution Could Affect Its Stability: ‘Acts of God’ Author June 26, 2015 By L.S. Howard First of Two Articles The reinsurance market is moving from coverage of acts of God to one that covers commoditized...
National Interstate Launches Ambulance Operator Alternative Risk Transfer Program May 5, 2015 National Interstate Insurance Co. has launched MEDIC, a new alternative risk transfer (ART) program catering to for-profit emergency and non-emergency...
Willis Appoints Scope as Chairman of its Bermuda Operations April 2, 2015 Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Paul Scope as Chairman of Willis Bermuda, encompassing all of the firm’s operations...
Willis Appoints Paasch as Global Head of ART Solutions March 23, 2015 Willis Group Holdings plc announced that it has “strengthened and expanded its alternative risk transfer (ART) expertise by appointing Marc...
Global Risk Investment May R!SE With U.N., Willis-Backed Initiative January 15, 2015 By Don Jergler There is opportunity in climate change. That’s the frown-upside down view being taken by at least one large insurance broker...
Sce joins Sullivan Brokers in Southern California April 21, 2014 Sullivan Brokers Wholesale Insurance Solutions named Jim Sce to the firm’s casualty practice group as vice president. Sce will work...