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Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes

Dec 1 2021 // When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company, announced that it was closing 900 stores around the country, some saw it as a sign of the...

Bain Capital Makes Final Pitch for UK Mutual Insurer LV=

Nov 30 2021 // Bain Capital has made a final pitch to members of British insurer LV= to back its takeover bid, after a lengthy sale process that’s drawn a dozen offers as well as political heat about preserving mutual firms.The...

Owners of Thai Insurer Syn Mun Kong Explore Sale of Majority Stake

Nov 30 2021 // The controlling shareholders of Thai insurer Syn Mun Kong Insurance Pcl are exploring the sale of a majority stake in the firm and have picked several strategic players to advance into the next round of bidding, according...

Definity Financial’s CEO Plots Acquisitions After Insurer’s Canadian IPO

Nov 29 2021 // Definity Financial Corp., the 150-year-old insurer that held its initial public offering [on Nov. 17], will look to use its newfound access to capital to expand through acquisitions, the firm’s top executive...

As COVID Spread, European P/C Insurers Took Hits but Remained Resilient: AM Best

Nov 29 2021 // European property/casualty insurers faced a dip in total average gross written premium and after-tax profit in 2020, but their regulatory solvency ratios remained strong. Pandemic factors generally played a role in both...

Activist Group Calls on Insurers to Sue Oil Companies for Climate Damages

Nov 29 2021 // FRANKFURT – A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related damages, the latest volley in a years-long campaign that pits environmentalists against the...

Georgia High Court Leaves Truck Insurer on the Hook for Accident

Nov 24 2021 // If the owner of a trucking company drives one of his company’s trucks to a friend’s house for free repairs, is that considered a business use of the truck, or personal use?The Georgia Supreme Court effectively...

JPMorgan Beats Insurers in Appeal Over $140M Bear Stearns Settlement

Nov 23 2021 // New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos....

Managing Broker Relationships for Carriers and MGAs/MGUs

Nov 23 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.The sales role is the lifeblood of insurance, and with a complex pipeline of agencies, agents, brokers, etc., carriers and MGAs can understandably be confused by how to...

Brokers Report Cyber Insurers Requiring Security Steps Along With Higher Premiums

Nov 23 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...

Kentucky Contractors’ Self-Insurers’ Fund Returns $27M Dividend

Nov 19 2021 // The Kentucky Associated General Contractors’ Self-Insurers’ Fund will make a $27 million dividend payment to members next spring, the fund announced. The dividend marks the 28th straight year that the fund has...

Canada Insurer Definity Surges on Market Debut After $1.6B IPO Backed by Swiss Re

Nov 19 2021 // TORONTO – Insurer Definity Financial Corp jumped as much as 36% on its stock market debut on Thursday after raising C$2.1 billion ($1.6 billion) in Canada’s second-largest IPO.Waterloo, Ontario-based Definity...

Insurers Cut Their Appetite for Cyber Cover as Ransomware Losses Mount

Nov 19 2021 // LONDON – Insurers have halved the amount of cyber cover they provide to customers after the pandemic and home-working drove a surge in ransomware attacks that left them smarting from hefty payouts.Faced with increased...

Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Insurance Companies

Nov 18 2021 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that a New Orleans, Louisiana woman entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371,...

Insurer Sues Florida Mom of Boys Killed by Husband

Nov 18 2021 // An insurance company is suing the mother of two boys killed by her estranged husband over a $4 million life insurance payout, claiming she may not have been legally entitled to receive the funds. Meanwhile, she is trying...

P/C Insurer Definity Raises $1.1B in Largest Canadian IPO of 2021

Nov 18 2021 // Definity Financial Corp., the property and casualty insurer formerly known as Economical Mutual Insurance Co., raised about C$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) in the largest Canadian initial public offering of the year.A total...

P/C Insurers’ Increased Reliance on Reinsurance Portends Premium Hikes

Nov 18 2021 // American International Group Inc. and other insurers avoided steep losses from a spate of extreme weather this year thanks in part to the reinsurance industry. But increased reliance on those policies probably means price...

Allianz Becomes First Wholly Foreign-Owned Life Insurer in China

Nov 17 2021 // Allianz said on Wednesday that its Chinese life insurance business had received regulatory approval that will allow it to become the first wholly foreign-owned life insurer in China created from a joint venture.Many...

Austin-Based Landlord Insurer Steadily Raises $31 Million

Nov 17 2021 // Austin-based landlord insurance company Steadily has completed its latest investment round, bringing its total funding to $31 million.Steadily serves 17 million individual rental property owners who collectively own single...

AgentSync Launches AutoPilot, Pairing Leading Technology with Always-on Partners to Unlock Growth for Carriers & Agencies

Nov 16 2021 // AutoPilot revolutionizes insurance licensing services by pairing modern technology, deep expertise, and high-touch service, powering growth for agencies and carriersDENVER, CO – November 16, 2021 – AgentSync, the...