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Canada’s Desjardins Acquires Insurance Company of Prince Edward Island

Mar 27 2024 // Canada-based Desjardins, through its subsidiary Desjardins General Insurance Group Inc., and ICPEI Holdings Inc. announced they have entered into definitive agreements for Desjardins to indirectly acquire all of...

Alabama Bill Would Let Alfa Federation, Not Insurer, Sell Health Plans. BCBS Opposes

Mar 22 2024 // Alfa, one of the largest property-casualty insurers in Alabama, is clarifying that it is not planning to move into the health insurance business: A hotly debated bill in the state Legislature would allow Alfa’s...

South African Insurer Discovery in Talks With US Insurers to Expand

Mar 22 2024 // Discovery Ltd., South Africa’s biggest health insurance provider, is in talks with US peers to bring its flagship wellness program known as Vitality to their market.While Discovery has long had a relationship with...

Corner Turned? Top Florida Insurers See First Profit in Seven Years, S&P Global Says

Mar 22 2024 // Florida’s beleaguered property insurance market is starting to look normal again, with the top insurers in the state showing a collective profit for the first time in seven years, S&P Global Market Intelligence...

UK Insurer Direct Line Posts Operating Loss as it Grapples With Auto Claims Inflation

Mar 21 2024 // Direct Line posted a 2023 operating loss as it grapples high motor claims inflation, but reinstated its dividend as the British home and motor insurer tries to fend off takeover offers from Belgian rival Ageas.The 189.6...

Markets/Coverages: Tech Firm Gabriel Partners With Re/insurer Chaucer and Crisis Mgmt Specialist to Offer Active Assailant Product

Mar 21 2024 // Gabriel, an Israel-based technology company that tackles the challenge of mass shootings and workplace violence threats, announced it has partnered with global specialty re/insurance group Chaucer and crisis management...

Citizens’ Cerio Pushes Back Against Senator’s Questions About Insurer’s ‘Solvency’

Mar 20 2024 // The CEO of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has denied that corporation representatives have been unresponsive to Congressional requests for financial information, in the wake of unsettling comments from Gov. Ron DeSantis...

Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers

Mar 19 2024 // A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved by the full House of Representatives on Monday.Senate Bill 426, heralded as a way to...

India’s Navy Takes Control of Bulk Carrier Hijacked by Somali Pirates, Evacuating Crew

Mar 18 2024 // The Indian navy said late Saturday that it had taken control of a bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates and evacuated the 17 crew members on the vessel.In a statement on X, the navy said all 35 pirates on board the...

Spike in Recent Ratings Downgrades Shows Challenges for US Insurers

Mar 18 2024 // Negative ratings actions and financial challenges are forcing carriers to explore reinsurance options offering needed capital, according to a report released in February by Gallagher Re’s Strategic and Financial...

Supreme Court Opinion on Maritime Law Solidifies Insurer’s Choice-of-Law Clause

Mar 18 2024 // A dispute between an insurer and a yacht owner that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court resulted in a decision — the first of its kind on marine insurance in about 70 years — to clarify federal maritime...

Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data With Insurers, Spiking Rates

Mar 15 2024 // Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers?A south Florida man says indeed, they do, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit...

China Probes Exposure of HK Units of Banks, Insurers to Local Gov’t Debt: Sources Say

Mar 15 2024 // China’s financial sector regulator is looking into the exposure of the Hong Kong units of domestic banks and insurers to the country’s local government debt, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, as...

California Insurer of Last Resort Is Unprepared for Big Disaster

Mar 14 2024 // California’s property insurer of last resort told lawmakers that it’s financially unprepared to cover the costs of a major catastrophe in the state.The plan now faces $311 billion in potential losses, up from...

Viewpoint: Insurers, Insureds Must Collaborate to Get Ahead of Social Inflation

Mar 14 2024 // Executive Summary: Setting up mock jury trials, taking cases to trial and refraining from issuing “hammer” letters to lower-layer insurers are just three of the strategies Aspen’s Chief Claims Officer...

Virginia Governor Faces Decision on Bad Faith Bill Opposed by Auto Insurers

Mar 13 2024 // Property/casualty insurers are urging Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to veto a “bad faith” insurance claims measure that they contend will “open the floodgates of litigation against insurance...

Update: UK Insurer Direct Line Rejects Ageas’ Sweetened Buyout Proposal

Mar 13 2024 // Britain’s Direct Line said on Wednesday it had rejected a revised 3.17 billion pound ($4.06 billion) takeover bid from Belgian rival Ageas, repeating that it “significantly undervalued” the home and motor...

Nord Stream Sues Insurers in London Over 2022 Pipeline Blasts

Mar 12 2024 // Nord Stream is seeking more than 400 million euros ($436 million) from its insurers over explosions in 2022 which ruptured pipelines designed to transport Russian gas to Germany, court filings show.Nord Stream AG names...

Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023

Mar 12 2024 // AM Best delivered 39 downward credit rating actions to U.S. personal lines insurers in 2023, more than twice the number registered for 2022, the rating agency reported in it official tally for the year.Additional...

Generali CEO Says Insurer Has Financial Strength for M&A Deals

Mar 12 2024 // Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali SpA has the financial means for acquisitions that fit its template for value creation, according to Chief Executive Officer Philippe Donnet.“We are considering very...