Despite Challenges, New Year Will Bring Strong, Stable Industry: Hartwig November 4, 2020 By Robert Hartwig Despite a year of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty and a halting global economic recovery, the insurance industry remains strong, stable,...
DiBattista to Lead Nationwide E&S Brokerage November 3, 2020 Nationwide has named Jude DiBattista to head its E&S Brokerage wholesale primary and excess casualty unit. DiBattista will lead the...
How COVID-19 Impacts the Surplus Lines Insurance Industry April 22, 2020 By Zachary Lerner COVID-19 has majorly disrupted the global economy, and while many business sectors are subjected to temporary shutdowns or bare minimum...
Ireland’s FBD: Solvency Rule Program on Track as CEO Quits Unexpectedly August 7, 2015 By Joe Brennan FBD Holdings plc said its plans to meet new solvency rules next year are on track as the Irish insurer...
Zurich Insurance’s Investors Grow Impatient with CEO Senn’s Strategy August 7, 2015 By Jeffrey Vögeli Martin Senn, Zurich Insurance Group AG’s chief executive officer, is considering a bid for RSA Insurance Group plc, one of...
U.S. Power Grid Attack Could Cause $70 Billion in Insurance Losses: Lloyd’s Report July 20, 2015 A cyber attack on the U.S. power grid in the Northeast would have far-reaching implications including the loss of lives,...
Near National P/C Carriers Identified for 2015 July 20, 2015 By Barry J. Koestler II The Demotech Company Classification System, established in the Feb. 12, 2007 issue of Insurance Journal, categorizes insurers into one of...
Crowdsourcing Pollutant Detection: A Look at the Promise & Perils of Citizen Science July 20, 2015 By Ivy Riggs Far from being a new idea of the 21st century, scientific research conducted by amateur or non-professional scientists has a...
ACE to Acquire Chubb in $28.3 Billion Deal July 20, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson In a major transaction, ACE Limited has agreed to acquire The Chubb Corp. for $28.3 billion in cash and stock....
What Insurers Want to Know When Considering Wearable Devices July 20, 2015 By Denise Johnson In a recent blog on the subject, Mark Breading, a partner at SMA, weighed whether wearables would hurt or benefit...