Posts by Hometown Insurance
Chubb Outlines Structure of $20B Gulf Reinsurance Facility, Now Including Liability Cover
Chubb outlined the structure of the new $20 billion maritime reinsurance facility, created to provide marine war risk insurance for ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz — which has been effectively closed to shipping since the start of the …
Read More People Moves: MSIG USA Appoints Thompson as South Central Distribution Leader
MSIG USA announced the appointment of Matt Thompson as South-Central region distribution leader, responsible for leading MSIG USA’s growth strategy across Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Thompson will report to Joseph Fitzpatrick, head of distribution for MSIG USA. Thompson …
Read More Starr Completes Acquisition of IQUW Group
Starr, the New York City-based global investment and insurance organization, announced it has completed the acquisition of IQUW Group, which creates a more diversified specialty re/insurance platform with enhanced capabilities across the London market, Bermuda and UK retail motor. Financial …
Read More Two Pilots Killed, Dozens Injured in Jet Collision With Fire Truck at LaGuardia Airport
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, killing both pilots, injuring dozens and closing the facility, authorities said. The Air Canada Express CRJ-900 plane, operated by its …
Read More Musk Found Liable to Twitter Shareholders in Fraud Lawsuit Over Takeover
A U.S. federal jury found Elon Musk liable on Friday for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the social media company’s stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44 billion takeover in …
Read More Iran Threatens to Strike Gulf Power Plants After Trump Ultimatum
Iran will attack Israel’s power plants and those supplying U.S. bases across the Gulf region if President Donald Trump carries out his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power network, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Monday. They appeared to …
Read More Fermat Criticizes ‘Unprecedented’ EU Plan to Limit Retail Investor Access to Cat Bonds
Fermat Capital Management says a European proposal to limit retail investors’ access to catastrophe bonds faces serious pushback, as money managers specialized in insurance-linked strategies mount a coordinated front. John Seo, co-founder and managing director of the Connecticut-based hedge fund …
Read More Update: Berkshire Hathaway to Invest $1.8 Billion in Tokio Marine
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will invest 287.4 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in insurer Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., ramping up the US conglomerate’s exposure to the Japanese market. National Indemnity Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire, will make a 2.49% strategic investment in …
Read More Chinese Insurer Ping An’s Offshore Unit Reconsiders US Exposure
The overseas investment arm of China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) Company is reconsidering its exposure to the US as the Iran war fuels waves of volatility. The conflict in the Middle East has upended global markets over the past few …
Read More Iran-Linked Hackers Restore Website After US Seizes Domains
The website used by an Iranian government-linked hacking unit that claimed responsibility for a March 11 cyberattack on a U.S. medical device maker was back up and running a day after the FBI and Department of Justice seized its internet …
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