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The Week in Brief: Willis Re, Zurich wholesale push, Willis restaffing, Omicron
Inside P&C’S news team runs you quickly through the key developments from the last week.
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Short interest and short borrow fee rate update: InsurTechs catch a small break
November 30, 2021
Short interest fell in InsurTechs, but not enough to ease the pressure on the sector.
P&C call sentiment: Management’s carefully tailored perspective
November 23, 2021
Insurance carriers tend to favor a negative outlook during their earnings calls, even when its unwarranted.
P&C companies are back with more chips at the life roulette table
November 19, 2021
Despite numerous firms divesting their life operations in the past, companies are again nibbling at the edges.
The Hartford investor day: Red light, green light
November 17, 2021
The firm showed optimism for the future, but are recent gains the new normal or a temporary positive blip?
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Marsh panel predicts global logistics logjam will last through much of 2022
November 29, 2021
One executive explained how the supply chain crunch and talent shortages were interrelated.
Allstate sells Northbrook, Illinois, headquarters campus for $232mn
November 29, 2021
Citing increased work-from-home arrangements among its workers, Allstate announces the sale of its campus, which it has occupied since 1967.
Heritage takes 6% stake in Slide in strategic partnership deal
November 29, 2021
As part of the deal, Heritage will transfer ownership of carrier Pawtucket and MGA First Access, as well as claims and underwriting data.
New York high court backs JP Morgan against insurers in decades-old Bear Stearns claim
November 24, 2021
Chubb’s Vigilant, Lloyd’s syndicates and Travelers were turned away in Bear Stearns case over payment fund for investors in 2003 SEC probe.
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Demex Group raises $9mn in Series A funding round
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Hagerty adds Aviva’s Ignoto to new growth role ahead of IPO
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Marsh McLennan Agency expands Texas footprint with InSource deal
December 01, 2021
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Risk Strategies acquires KRA Insurance Agency
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NFP buys Connecticut brokerage IPG in move to expand in Northeast
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Lockton names Brian Roberts COO for Midwest operations
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Willis Re passed final staffing test ‘with flying colours’: Kent
December 01, 2021
Unreserved: Episode 8 – Justin O’Keefe and David Marra
In the eighth episode of Inside P&C’s podcast, Unreserved, RenaissanceRe’s CUO for property Justin O’Keefe and CUO for casualty and specialty David Marra sit down with Inside P&C’s US News Editor, James Thaler.
November 05, 2021
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Heritage takes 6% stake in Slide in strategic partnership deal
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Slide: UX + Big Data + ML + VC = :)
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Slide’s Lucas targets IPO within three years after $100mn fundraise
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QBE appoints Liberty’s Hunter as Canada director
November 29, 2021
Opinion
Opinion
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Regulation of rates in the US poses a structural challenge to the sustainability of the cat market
Adam McNestrie
Longform Research
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The Inside P&C Research team looks at what subsectors the new class of InsurTechs is targeting. -
New CEOs were not able to consistently create higher book value growth than their predecessors, and any growth achieved wasn’t maintained after five years.
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Activist investors are successfully learning how to navigate a regulated industry.
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