personal Insurance

AIG's Lexington pulls-back in Florida, raising questions on E&S market

Lexington Insurance Company, the U.S. based surplus lines insurer arm of global player AIG, has reportedly announced a pull-back from,.. Read More

Kin lifts debut Hestia Re cat bond target, now up to $200m

Direct-to-consumer and fast-growing insurtech Kin Insurance is aiming to upsize its first catastrophe bond issuance, with its target for the,.. Read More

Aons White Rock issues $16.2m Asagao V private cat bond

Aon’s Bermuda domiciled Class 3 and Class C insurer and segregated accounts company White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd. has issued,.. Read More

The Rest of the Story of a Public Adjuster Accused of Fraud, and Requirements to Provide Information About Suspected Fraud To Authorities | Merlin Law Group

I wrote a post eight years ago: Public Adjuster Arrested For Intentionally Inflated Fire Claim Denies Allegations. The post had,.. Read More

Lloyd's seeks expanded ILS approvals for London Bridge Risk PCC

The Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market is understood to be in active discussion with financial market regulators over an expansion,.. Read More

Australia flooding again, complicating claims, reinsurance and recoveries

Australia is flooding again, with weather forecasters talking about a “rain bomb” for the Sydney and surrounding region of New,.. Read More

CATCo buy-out scheme closes, distributions to investors begin

The closing date for the buy-out schemes for the Markel CATCo retrocessional reinsurance investment funds was yesterday March 28th and,.. Read More

Functional Replacement Cost Insurance | Merlin Law Group

Functional replacement cost endorsements and insurance valuations are increasingly being sold to help policyholders lower premiums. One warning for insurance,.. Read More

Severe storm, large hail & tornado threat for southern US this week

Weather forecasters are warning of another dangerous severe storm and convective weather outbreak this week for southern states of the,.. Read More

MS&AD secures $220m Tomoni Re cat bond at top-end pricing

The latest catastrophe bond issuance for Japanese insurance carriers owned by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings has now been priced, with,.. Read More

ILS managers push-back on "excessive" COVID trapped capital: AM Best

Managers of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and other strategies are pushing back on what is seen as still excessive trapping,.. Read More

AM Best cites Florida market challenges as it downgrades Florida Farm Bureau

A decline in surplus, reserve adequacy trending lower, underwriting losses driven by storms and hurricanes, and a generally unsettled Florida,.. Read More