Boardroom Agenda
U.S. Insurers Hear Demands to Use Social and Environmental Issues in Decision-Making
U.S. insurers are increasingly listening to demands from stakeholders that they use social and environmental factors in their decision-making, according to a new AM Best survey. The ratings entity ...
Deal Revival: EXOR (Again) Agrees to Sell PartnerRe to Covea for $9B
The Agnelli family's EXOR NV agreed to sell its PartnerRe reinsurance unit to France's Covéa for $9 billion, reviving a transaction that collapsed at the onset of the pandemic last year. Talks broke ...
Digitial Home Insurer Hippo Hires Hiscox’s Hanson to Expand Claims Operations Nationally
Digital home insurer Hippo hired a former Hiscox executive to be its first Chief Claims Officer, with a mission to expand claims operations for the now publicly-traded California-based InsurTech as ...
Another Try? EXOR Reportedly Talking to Covea Again About Selling PartnerRe
Exor, the holding company of Italy's Agnelli family, has restarted talks with French insurer Covea over a possible sale of reinsurer PartnerRe, Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Saturday, after the deal was ...
15% Global Minimum Tax Will Diminish Bermuda’s Advantage for Insurers, Reinsurers: Fitch
Bermuda's advantageous tax status for the insurers and reinsurers will be reduced at the margin with the expected passage of the recent multilateral agreement to establish a 15% global minimum tax ...
Ping An Sees Market Value Plunge Due to Investor Worry About China Uncertainties
China's Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. has long argued it should be treated like a high-growth technology company instead of a seller of life policies. After a $90 billion plunge in its market value, ...
Tiptree Secures $200M Warburg Pincus Investment for Fortegra Specialty Insurer Subsidiary
New York-based holding company Tiptree said it has secured a $200 million strategic investment from Warburg Pincus for The Fortegra Group, its specialty insurer subsidiary. Plans call for using the ...
Coalition Acquires Attune, an MGA/Broker Platform Founded by AIG, Two Sigma
Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurer and security company, has snatched up Attune, a carrier-founded managing general agent with a broker platform focused on commercial insurance. With the ...