personal Insurance

Arch Capital names Papadopoulo as President & CUO

Arch Capital, the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Nicolas Papadopoulo to President and,.. Read More

Cat bonds set for busy 2021, up to $12bn forecast by broker dealers

Catastrophe bond market activity will remain busy through 2021, with an expectation that issuance could reach as much as $12,.. Read More

City National Rochdale ILW fund lifts assets by 13%

City National Rochdale’s largely industry loss warranty (ILW) focused mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment fund increased its total net assets,.. Read More

Will My Terrorism Risk Insurance Cover Nashville Bombing Damages? | Merlin Law Group

We have received several inquiries as to whether the Nashville bombing will result in claims under terrorism insurance pursuant to,.. Read More

Nephila gets allocation from Blackstone multi-strategy fund

Nephila Capital, the largest dedicated manager of insurance and reinsurance linked securities, has been given an allocation for its sub-advisory,.. Read More

W. R. Berkley raises $250m for Lifson Re P&C reinsurance sidecar

Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has launched its first foray into third-party reinsurance capital management with the set-up,.. Read More

Whos On First? Discerning Ambiguity in Insurance Policy Language | Merlin Law Group

Abbott and Costello’s performance of the now classic “Who’s on first?” baseball sketch remains comedy gold.1 In addition to being,.. Read More

Best of Artemis, week ending 27th December 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 27th December 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and,.. Read More

Chapter 542A Notice Letters: Why Texas Public Adjusters Should Not Write Them | Merlin Law Group

There are differing opinions circulating right now about whether Texas public insurance adjusters can write notice letters under Chapter 542A,.. Read More

Contractual Limitation Defense: Using Equitable Estoppel against Tennessee Insurance Policies | Merlin Law Group

Seven years ago, Merlin Law group attorney Shane Smith wrote a blog post on how insurance policies often shorten Tennessee’s,.. Read More

Florida carrier performance worsens in 2020, even though hurricanes missed

Florida’s homeowner’s insurance carriers are struggling with their performance in 2020 and reporting significantly elevated combined ratios despite the fact,.. Read More