personal Insurance

If Aon / WTW leads to divestitures, AJG seen as "best fit" for Willis Re: KBW

With the merger of insurance and reinsurance broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) coming under increased scrutiny from,.. Read More

Property cat reinsurance up 6%, retrocession up 13% at Jan renewal: Howden

Global risk-adjusted property catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line rose by an estimated 6% at the January 2021 reinsurance renewals, according to analysis,.. Read More

Core Specialty picks ex-Spinnaker CUO Tyburski for fronted programs role

Core Specialty, the recently launched recapitalised an rebranded excess and surplus lines (E&S) specialist underwriter, has picked Adam Tyburski, previously,.. Read More

Reinsurance resilient at "less onerous than feared" renewal: Willis Re

The resilience of the global reinsurance market “shone through” at the January 2021 renewals, which broker Willis Re says were,.. Read More

Record catastrophe bond year ends with busy Q4 2020: Report

Catastrophe bond issuance reached record levels in 2020 and the busy year was topped-off with a record fourth-quarter as well,,.. Read More

Catalina Re hires investment specialist Tom Duggan from Redington

Catalina Re, the reinsurance arm of legacy and run-off specialist Catalina Holdings, has hired Tom Duggan, a well-known investment analyst,.. Read More

January reinsurance renewals see third-party capacity play a key role

The January 2021 reinsurance renewals are approaching completion and it looks as if third-party and collateralized sources of reinsurance and,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending 3rd January 2021

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 3rd January 2021, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

How Are Insurance Contracts Interpreted in North Carolina?

North Carolina is known as The Tar Heel State, and I am proud to call The University of North Carolina,.. Read More

When Words Collide: The Golden Rule The Purpose of Insurance is to Insure

This installment of my blog series goes hand-in-hand with my last blog post, When Words Collide: Insurance Policies as Contracts,.. Read More

Oklahoma Confirms Assignment of Claims Are Valid

Like the Oklahoma Sooners took care of the Florida Gators in the Cotton Bowl (55-20), the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued,.. Read More

Happy New Year!

Wishing you a Happy New Year from all of us at Merlin Law Group.,.. Read More