personal Insurance

Is the California Notice-Prejudice Rule a Fundamental Public Policy For Purposes of Choice of Law Analysis? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

The California Supreme Court emphasized that the notice-prejudice rule in first-party insurance contract is a fundamental public policy that can,.. Read More

Insurance Bad Faith in Maryland: Part 1 | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

In 2007, a law became effective in Maryland that, for the first time, permitted insureds to sue their insurers for,.. Read More

CCRIF targets private sector risk with parametric utilities cover

The CCRIF SPC (formerly known as the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) is expanding its appetite to include private sector,.. Read More

Expect more newcos come January: David Priebe, Guy Carpenter

David Priebe, chairman of Guy Carpenter, expects to see a further $3.5 billion to $7.5 billion of capital enter the,.. Read More

Mixed ILS fund impacts from August storms & hurricanes

As expected, it appears there have been a wide range of results for August among insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, as,.. Read More

Can an Insurance Company Include a Release in a Proof of Loss Form? | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | Merlin Law Group

In New York they can! I’ve fielded many calls from public adjusters who are worried their client will be waiving,.. Read More

Centauri hires ex-broker Knutson to lead capital & reinsurance strategy

Catastrophe exposed state focused property and casualty insurer Centauri Insurance has hired Paul Knutson, formerly of broker BMS Group, to,.. Read More

Minnesota Life seeks $100m La Vie Re mortality catastrophe bond

A new mortality catastrophe bond transaction is in the market, as life insurer and part of the Securian Financial Group,,.. Read More

Life ILS managers Schroders & Leadenhall invest in $43m Integrity Life Series B

Zurich-headquartered Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG (Schroders) and London-headquartered specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment manager Leadenhall Capital,.. Read More

Cyber accumulation is COVID on steroids. Private capital needed: Benchimol

The way we think about accumulations of cyber risk is a bit like COVID on steroids and the potential size,.. Read More