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A class-action lawsuit seeking $12.5 billion, or $25 for each customer whose privacy may have been jeopardized, has been filed against Marriott after the hotel chain revealed a data breach affecting 500 million customers of its Starwood hotels, according to a Dec. 1, 2018 report by The Oregonian. 3 December 2018
Insurance
While most of the leading European insurers have by now taken action on coal, none of the nine US insurers assessed have taken any steps, according to the Unfriend Coal campaign. 3 December 2018
Insurance
Broker Arthur J Gallagher has acquired a 40 percent equity stake in Indonesian insurance broker and risk management services provider PT IBS Insurance Broking Service, as well as 100 percent of reinsurance broker IBS Re Singapore. 3 December 2018
Insurance
Industry insured losses from the Woolsey fire in Southern California will be at least $2.5 billion, according to estimates by catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide. 3 December 2018
Insurance
Lloyd’s insurer ArgoGlobal, a part of Argo Group, has appointed Paul Lucas as chief actuary, international. 3 December 2018
Insurance
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Sava Re to “A” (Excellent) and its issuer credit rating to “a”, both with a stable outlook. 3 December 2018
Insurance
Bermuda insurers have lowered their net catastrophe exposure in 2017 compared to the previous year by about 2.0 percent, according to a Nov. 30 Catastrophe Risk in Bermuda report by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA). 3 December 2018
Insurance
The new digital player that Allianz is creating in Europe is set to serve as an example of what the existing agent-based units could achieve if they modernize processes, CEO Oliver Bäte said during a Nov. 30 press conference. 30 November 2018
Alternative Risk Transfer
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance volume declined 26 percent year on year to $5.1 billion of new risk capital issued in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest Bermuda Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Market Report. 30 November 2018
Insurance
AM Best has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “bbb+” from “a-” of Puerto Rico-based Integrand Assurance Company while placing the Credit Ratings (ratings) under review with negative implications. 30 November 2018
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