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GuideOne Is First Member of The Mutual Group; $200M From Bain Capital Bolsters Financial Strength
With a $200 million investment, Bain Capital Insurance acquired the operational platform of mutual insurer GuideOne Insurance Company, the companies announced in late December. The transaction ...
P/C Sector Responsible for Layoffs of Nearly 7,000 in 2023
U.S. property/casualty insurance carriers led layoffs in the insurance industry last year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. Nearly 20 companies reduced staff in 2023, said ...
U.S. Property Reinsurance Rates Rose Nearly 50% for Some on Jan 1
U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50 percent on the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Gallagher Re said in a report on Tuesday, as reinsurers look to recoup losses from ...
Hallmark Financial to Voluntarily Delist From Nasdaq
Property/casualty insurer Hallmark Financial Services said it has voluntarily delisted from Nasdaq after failing to meet requirements to remain on the stock ...
Reinsurance Buyers Find ‘Smoother’ January Renewals With Ample Capacity: Guy Carpenter
Ceding companies are finding that a responsive reinsurance market has materialized for the Jan. 1, 2024 renewals — a reflection of ample capacity and a commercial ...
Japan Orders 4 Non-Life Insurers to End Anti-Competitive Business Practices
Japan ordered four major non-life insurance companies to improve business practices in connection with anti-competitive activity that aimed to keep premiums high, Finance ...
AM Best Revises James River Group Outlook to Negative
AM Best has revised the outlook for James River Group Holdings Ltd and most of its subsidiaries and has downgraded the credit ratings of JRG Reinsurance Company.
Title Insurer Reports Another Cybersecurity Event; Fitch Monitoring Ratings
Less than a month after New York insurance regulators said a title insurer would pay $1 million for violations of a cybersecurity regulation stemming from a 2019 breach, the holding company for the ...
California Commish Warns Insurers About Auto Insurance Consumer Complaints
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued an official notice to insurers regarding consumers who have been reporting issues obtaining auto insurance coverage. The California Department of ...