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Louisiana Private Insurer to Acquire Policies from Insolvent Insurance Companies

Dec 15 2021 // An unnamed Louisiana private insurer will assume to acquire all policies from two insolvent homeowners insurance companies that were placed into receivership in November by the Louisiana Department of Insurance.Louisiana...

Insurers Begin Work in Areas Hard-Hit By Weekend Tornadoes

Dec 15 2021 // Insurance claims and loss estimates are beginning to come in from the group of deadly and damaging tornadoes that moved through the central and southern U.S. last weekend.The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed...

Leading Marine Re/Insurers Join Push to Decarbonize Global Shipping

Dec 15 2021 // Leading companies in the marine insurance industry have joined an initiative linking their underwriting activities with the cutting of carbon emissions from global shipping as pressure builds on the sector to go fully...

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings for The Concord Group Insurance Companies

Dec 14 2021 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A+ (superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (long-term ICR) of “aa-” for the members of The Concord Group Insurance Companies.The rating...

Extreme Weather in 2021 Brings Above-Average Claims to Global Insurers: Swiss Re

Dec 14 2021 // Extreme weather events in 2021, including a deep winter freeze, floods, severe thunderstorms, heatwaves and a major hurricane, resulted in estimated annual insured losses from natural catastrophes of US$105 billion, the...

AM Best Sees Tornado Losses as Manageable for Insurers

Dec 14 2021 // Analysts at ratings firm AM Best said they expect the insured losses from the tornadoes that devastated central and southern U.S. last weekend will dampen underwriting results for insurers but that insurers will be able to...

Insurtech Coalition Forms Captive Insurer to Enhance Cyber Insurance Capacity

Dec 13 2021 // Managing general insurance agency and cyber security company Coalition has launched a captive insurer to begin taking risk on its cyber insurance programs.The captive, domiciled in Hawaii, will provide capacity in addition...

Insurer Mapfre to Make $983.8M Pay-out for Construction Issues With Colombia Dam

Dec 13 2021 // Spanish insurer Mapfre on Friday signed a contract to make a $983.8 million contingency pay-out to Colombia’s Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) over issues with the construction of the massive Hidroituango dam.The...

British Insurer LV= Rejects Bain Takeover Bid; Royal London Wants to Talk

Dec 10 2021 // British mutual life insurer LV= on Friday abandoned a proposed 530 million pound ($701 million) takeover by private equity giant Bain Capital after it lost a member vote, and rival Royal London put forward an alternative...

Other Services Beat P/C Insurers in Providing Digital Customer Experience: J.D. Power

Dec 10 2021 // The property/casualty insurance industry is falling behind financial services and utilities providers when it comes to the digital customer experience.Throughout 2021, just 40 percent of claimants interacted with an...

Auto Insurers Can Use ‘Hybrid’ Model on Med Reimbursement, Florida High Court Rules

Dec 9 2021 // Automobile insurance carriers in Florida may limit reimbursement to health providers in keeping with a fee schedule in a personal injury protection policy, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a decision posted...

New Insurer Sets Sail in Florida’s Stormy Waters, Credits Legislative Reforms

Dec 9 2021 // For the first time in almost a decade, a new insurance carrier is wading into the troubled Florida waters, and is expected to make take-out offers to more than 42,000 Citizens Property Insurance policyholders.VYRD...

Nevada Jury Says Health Insurers Owe ER Doctors $60M in Damages

Dec 9 2021 // One of the largest U.S. health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada were found liable for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network emergency medical providers.A state court jury said three...

BE Group Takes Fresh Look at Buying $10 Billion Insurer Ageas

Dec 7 2021 // BE Group, an investor group fronted by former financial services dealmakers, is exploring the feasibility of a fresh pursuit of Belgian insurer Ageas after a previous attempt was rebuffed, people familiar with the matter...

Heading Into 2022, P/C Insurers Face ‘Massive’ Political Risks, Economic Uncertainty

Dec 7 2021 // Property/casualty insurers head into 2022 facing “massive” political risks, an expert with the Insurance Information Institute said on Dec. 2. Economic uncertainty will also continue despite recovery...

Brokers Report Cyber Insurers Requiring Security Steps Along With Higher Premiums

Dec 6 2021 // Insurers are continuing to take a hard line on underwriting and pricing cyber coverage. While commercial lines prices overall rose 8.9% in the third quarter, cyber premiums increased 27.6%, according to The Council’s...

14 Insurers Pressing Lawsuit vs. Park Service After Gatlinburg Wildfires

Dec 2 2021 // Fourteen insurance companies are pressing ahead with a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that the National Park Service did little to stop 2016 wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in and...

Louisiana Insurers Face $100 Million Assessment Fee after Ida-Related Insolvencies

Dec 2 2021 // Louisiana property and casualty insurers will be assessed $100 million to cover the cost of two regional insurance companies facing insolvency due to losses from Hurricane Ida.The Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association...

European Insurers Wary of Rising Threat of Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Dec 2 2021 // A simmering threat of sanctions against the operator of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline risks shutting off cover from European insurers for the politically sensitive project to bring Russian gas directly to...

Florida Appeals Court Rejects Insurer’s Attempt to ‘Retry the Claim’

Dec 2 2021 // An appellate court’s job is to determine whether evidence supports the workers’ compensation judge’s decision, not to weigh information about arguments that have already been rejected, Florida’s 1st...