LONDON —Lloyd’s of London insurers and brokers are preparing to provide cover for grain shipments from Ukraine and are likely to announce their plans shortly, the commercial insurance market’s chairman said on Wednesday. Russia and Ukraine signed a deal on …
NYSIR Hires Senior VP for Claims The New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal, which provides property and casualty insurance for New York state school districts, appointed Michael T. Murdoch as senior vice president of claims. Murdoch has 38 years of experience …
LONDON–Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest on record, broker Aon said in a report on Tuesday. Economic losses–the combination of insured and uninsured losses–reached $343 billion, …
The number of malpractice claims filed against hospitals and physicians dropped 14% last year, even as premiums rose 22% on average, according to a report by the American Society for Health Care Risk Management and Aon. An analysis of Aon’s …
US property insurers are exposed to $12.5 billion in non-physical cyber losses that are not expected and not priced by underwriters, according to a report released Tuesday. CyberCube, AM Best and Aon teamed up to calculate the “silent cyber” exposure …
LONDON — Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the biggest loss related to extreme cold in the United States in February, insurance broker Aon said on Wednesday. …
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson because it would reduce competition and could lead to higher prices. The deal would combine the …
US insurers suffered record-breaking winter storm losses during the first quarter of 2021 while also grappling with several high-profile cyberattacks, according to a report released Thursday by Aon. Maybe claims departments are becoming a little testy. Aon’s quarterly Global Market …
Property and casualty insurer Chubb Ltd on Thursday offered to acquire smaller rival Hartford Financial Services Group Inc in a $23.24 billion cash-and-stock deal. Chubb’s $65 per share offer represents a premium of 13.2% to Hartford’s last close of $57.41. …
Aon Teams Up With Praedicat for Emerging Risks Aon is collaborating with Praedicat to develop specialty product liability reinsurance products for emerging risks created by new technology, such as nanomaterials and 5G cellular service. Aon, a Chicago based brokerage and …