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NewsLancashire profit slides on Covid and catastrophe losses
Insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd saw its full-year profit slide, as losses related to Covid-19 and natural catastrophes took their toll. The Bermudian-based company said pretax profit fell to $5.9 million in 2020, down from $119.5 million in 2019. Net losses related to Covid-19, natural catastrophes including California wildfires and hurricanes ...
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NewsInsurer AIG pays $12 million fine in NY pension transfer probe
The settlement is the second in a probe by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) into an industry in which life insurers take over corporate pension plans.
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NewsAegon to sell non-core and more volatile operations, cut costs, reduce debt
Aegon shares have fallen 42% over the past 5 years as it struggled to maintain adequate solvency.
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Qataris back £600m Lloyd’s insurance vehicle Inigo
A group of global investors including Qatar’s main sovereign wealth fund are in advanced talks to back a new Lloyd’s of London vehicle which will be among the largest British insurers to be launched in the last decade.
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NewsSouth African court rules insurer Santam should pay hotel group’s virus-related claim
Globally, firms like Ma-Afrika, forced to close under coronavirus restrictions, have been fighting the rejection of claims made under business interruption policies. In South Africa, insurers say these policies did not apply to government lockdowns.
