Boy Scouts of America reaches settlement deal with Catholic committee
A settlement has been reached between a committee representing 10 Catholic dioceses and archdioceses and the Boy Scouts...
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Florida Citizens debates buying from zero to $3.4bn of risk transfer
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is debating buying anything from zero to over $3.4 billion of new reinsurance and risk...
State Farm slammed with dozens of pending racial discrimination lawsuits
The insurance giant State Farm has been confronted with dozens of pending lawsuits following claims of racial discrimination...
Berkshire Hathaway acquiring TransRe parent Alleghany in $11.6bn deal
A significant insurance and reinsurance M&A transaction has just been announced, with Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway set to acquire...
Allstate lifts target to $550m for Sanders Re III cat bond
US primary insurance carrier Allstate has lifted the target for its first catastrophe bond of 2022 to $550 million of...
Many SMEs going it alone at renewal time: Vero Index
More than half businesses are renewing their insurance without receiving expert advice from brokers, with younger buyers particularly likely to...
Best of Artemis, week ending March 20th 2022
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending March 20th 2022, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and...
Industry heavyweights join Russia exodus
Broker WTW will withdraw from all of its businesses in Russia, taking similar action as Marsh McLennan in responding to...
Descartes flags parametric as solution for flood-prone regions
Parametric insurance specialist Descartes Underwriting has called for a “rethink” in relation to how flood and other catastrophe risks should...
Sanctions check solution created for insurers as Ukraine unrest worsens
Sydney-based Ben Webster, the co-founder of insurtech Agile Underwriting Services, has designed a cost-effective way to manage sanctions checks especially for...
