Regulation & Compliance
Arch Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Trade Credit Insurer Coface
Arch Capital Group Ltd. has purchased a minority stake in Coface, a trade credit insurer based in France. The transaction involves the acquisition of a 29.5 percent stake. Arch will pay €10.70 per ...
Saudi Arabia Seeks to Raise Insurer Capital Requirements
Saudi Arabia is working on new regulations that would raise capital requirements for the kingdom's overcrowded insurance sector, its central bank governor said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. The ...
Storm Ciara (AKA Sabine) Could Cause $2B in Insured Losses: RMS
Total insured property losses from storm Ciara, which was named Sabine in Germany, could be between 1.1 billion and 1.8 billion euros ($1.2 billion-$1.95 billion), catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS ...
Thai Broker TQM, Insurer Are First to Roll Out Thai Coronavirus Policy
The world's best-performing insurance firm has seized on the latest health concern to offer Thailand's first policy to cover the novel coronavirus. TQM Corp., with partner Bangkok Insurance Pcl, this ...
Insurer Group Says Proposed California Regs Could Ax Discounts for Millions
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association testified in opposition to draft regulations they say could eliminate many affinity group insurance discount programs during a pre-notice workshop ...
European Carriers May Need More Protection for Policyholders if Insolvency Happens: EU
Insurers in Europe may need to put aside money to protect their policyholders should they become insolvent, and regulators should be able to be shut them down swiftly without the need for taxpayer ...
Drivers Display Effects of Recreational Pot Even When Not Intoxicated by It: Harvard Study
Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a Harvard Medical School hospital. Published in the Drug and Alcohol ...
What Insurance Executives Should Know about AM Best’s Innovation Assessments
In August 2018, AM Best surveyed its universe of rated entities to gauge where the insurance industry stands as a whole with regard to innovation. Although we received a wide range of responses to ...