News

Insurance

Willis swoops for Brit, Aon talent in London Market P&C boost

Broker Willis Towers Watson has bolstered its London Market property and casualty arm with senior hires from Brit and Aon.   11 December 2018

Insurance

US Congress extends NFIP till November

The US Congress has enacted a short-term extension to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November, preventing the programme to lapse during peak hurricane season.   26 July 2018

Insurance

Towergate gets former ACE, Hiscox head to lead partnerships development

UK insurance intermediary Towergate has appointed Colin Wallace as partnership director, reporting to retail chief executive officer (CEO) Steven Anson.   22 February 2017

Insurance

AI insurtech Betterview partners with Synpulse to improve P&C underwriting cycle

California-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Betterview, an insurtech platform provider for property transactions, has partnered with Zurich-based Synpulse to improve the property and casualty (P&C) underwriting process for insurers.   20 September 2019

Insurance

Washington bans NRA-branded insurance

Washington is following New York in banning the sale of insurance policies branded by the National Rifle Association (NRA) while fining two companies involved in underwriting and selling them in the state.   17 January 2019

Insurance

Insurtech Sherpa ‘first to use AI to insure self-employed’

Sherpa, a UK insurtech startup, said it is the “first to use AI” to offer a fully digital, personalised insurance for the self-employed, a fast growing demographic.   22 March 2019

Insurance

Paraline UK and Beat Capital sign merger deal

Venture capital firm Beat Capital Partners and insurance investment vehicle Paraline UK are to merge in a move designed to "enhance and further build Beat’s platform to support independent underwriting businesses".   24 August 2018

Alternative Risk Transfer

Arch Capital secures $653m reinsurance from capital markets

Arch Capital Group’s US mortgage insurance operation Arch Mortgage Insurance Company has secured $653.3 million of indemnity reinsurance from Bellemeade Re 2018-2, a special purpose insurer.   24 August 2018

Insurance

AXIS poaches Beazley exec to lead London MGA growth

AXIS Insurance has appointed Julian Brown as vice president and underwriter, with the responsibility of leading growth initiatives and product development for the company's London Market managing general agency (MGA) unit.   21 February 2017

Insurance

Insurtech Ladder raises another $10m for expansion

California-based insurtech startup Ladder as secured $10 million strategic investment from Allianz Life Ventures and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures.   16 May 2018

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.