Howden, the London-based global insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of aviation specialists Forbes Insurance Ltd., and the acquisition of the book of business from Hill Aviation Insurance Services Ltd. Financial details of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Forbes Insurance …

While writing primary casualty insurance is more appealing than writing casualty reinsurance, the chief executive of Arch Capital said casualty reinsurance business remains attractive for his company. Speaking during an earnings conference call on Feb. 10, after reporting $3.5 billion …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Global Specialty and QBE European Operations. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Global Specialty Promotes Thorp as Head of Space, Golder as Head of Treaty Hamilton Global …

Apollo, the London-based insurance group, announced they have expanded their offering into drone product liability. Apollo is providing the capacity for this product liability offering as part of an existing binder with Moonrock, the specialist managing general agent. Moonrock has …

Dream, an artificial intelligence company that provides cybersecurity services to governments and critical infrastructure operators such as hospitals and utilities, has raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. Bain Capital Ventures led the round and was joined by investors …

Catastrophe bonds, whose returns have consistently trounced those of high-yield debt markets in recent years, are about to become accessible to a wider group of investors. An exchange-traded fund based on a portfolio of as many as 75 of the …

Insurance companies spend billions of dollars a year on advertising—and for good reason. With auto insurance mandated in nearly every state and home insurance required by mortgage lenders, insurance product providers are competing for the attention of almost every American. …

Leaders of the casualty insurance practices of a global insurance carrier and a North American specialty brokerage offered insights for insurance buyers and sellers to deal with today’s casualty insurance market during a webinar last week. Their main message was …

Jailed and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein alleges in a new lawsuit that his brother, Bob Weinstein, and other executives at their now-defunct film company duped him into guaranteeing a $45 million loan in 2016, but diverted funds for their …

(AP) — Leaders in Johnson City, Tennessee, have agreed Thursday to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in civil cases of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women. If …

Is a binder binding, even if the property owner never received the insurance policy? Yes, it is, the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week in a case that marks another win for insurers relying on binding arbitration agreements. When Francine …

HUB International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, appointed Carol Murphy as North American casualty practice leader. Murphy leads development of HUB’s casualty practice, developing strategic solutions across a broad range of industries and exposures. With more than three decades of …