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New PFIC regs active conduct test excludes ILS funds & structures

A new set of guidance on the treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) published at the end of last,.. Read More

Reinsurance capital raises could reach $22bn in 2020: Willis Re

Improved reinsurance market pricing is attracting significant sums of capital, with the latest estimate from broker Willis Re being that,.. Read More

Reinsurance broker Beach rebranded to Acrisure Re

Having been , Beach & Associates, the specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has now been rebranded as Acrisure Re and,.. Read More

Lockton Re integrates Tremor's marketplace tech for reinsurance placement

Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the privately held independent global broking giant, has integrated reinsurance marketplace functionality from Tremor,.. Read More

Munich Re expects rate hardening to persist "despite alternative capital"

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re laid out ambitious plans for continued growth in property and casualty reinsurance, saying that it,.. Read More

California Warning: Some Difference in Conditions Policies Out There Are Misleading Consumers | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

Last week I stumbled across an interesting policy provision thanks to a phone call from another veteran policyholder attorney. The,.. Read More

US commercial property pricing accelerated again in Q3 2020: WTW

The commercial insurance marketplace in the United States continued to harden during the third-quarter of the year, with the latest,.. Read More

Arch Capital sees ILS platform as key growth lever for reinsurance

During its investor day yesterday, senior executives from Arch Capital, the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance group, explained that,.. Read More

Hong Kongs Carrie Lam highlights ILS resilience through pandemic as opportunity

Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Government of Hong Kong, has highlighted catastrophe bond market growth in 2020 and a,.. Read More

Mortgage ILS market demonstrated resiliency through COVID-19: Fitch

The mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has demonstrated its resiliency through the COVID-19 pandemic, as issuance came back to market,.. Read More

Midwest Holding uses Vermont captive Seneca Re to access capital markets

Use of third-party investor capital to support growth of insurance and reinsurance businesses is an expanding trend, as carriers find,.. Read More

Do I Need Commercial Insurance for My Home Office? | Blog | TruePoint Insurance

Yes. If you own a business, even if it’s run out of your home, you need commercial insurance. If something,.. Read More