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Major Cyber Insurers Join To Enhance Cyber Risk Mitigation Efforts
A group of cyber insurers has joined forces to form a company dedicated to enhancing cyber risk mitigation efforts across the insurance industry. Insurers joining in the new company include AIG, AXIS, Beazley, Chubb, The Hartford, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and Travelers. Read More
Workers Compensation Performance Expected To Remain Strong in 2021
Workers compensation underwriting performance is expected to remain strong this year with favorable results driven by recent reductions in claims frequency and further recognition of material reserve redundancies, according to Fitch Ratings. The current level of profitability is unsustainable over the longer term, however. Read More
Hardening Market, Regulatory Changes Driving GCC Captive Interest
The hardening commercial insurance market and regulatory developments are driving interest in captive insurance in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to A.M. Best. Multiple potential captive parents in the region are conducting feasibility assessments or seeking regulatory approval, according to a new Best market segment report. Read More
Risk Retention Groups Post Strong First-Quarter Results, Report Finds
Risk retention groups reported excellent financial results for the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report. The report by Demotech Inc. found RRGs' cash and invested assets jumped 14.1 percent in the first quarter of 2021 from the first quarter of 2020. Read More
Survey Finds Insurance Price Increases Moderated during First Quarter
Aggregate US commercial insurance prices increased just less than 8 percent during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2020, according to Willis Towers Watson's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey. Nearly all coverage lines showed significant price increases in the first quarter. Read More