The COVID-19 pandemic has created a highly volatile and uncertain environment for businesses resulting in a litany of new or heightened risks for D&O, according to a new report by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” of ICM Assurance (ICMA), based in Barbados

Robus, insurance management, fiduciary and financial advisory group, has appointed Steve Quinn as chairman

Aon has extended its long-term collaboration with parametric technology expert CelsiusPro, as client demand for parametric products continues to grow rapidly

BMS Group, the independent specialist reinsurance broker, have appointed David Overton as a director in BMS Latin America and Caribbean’s financial lines division, effective immediately

Generali Global Corporate and Commercial (GC&C) appointed Zaid Alami as head of financial lines underwriting Asia

Ocorian, a financial services group and provider of fund services, corporate services, capital markets and private client services, has completed the acquisition of Newgate Compliance

Generali’s property and casualty (P&C) unit global corporate and commercial (GC&C) obtains the ISO 9001:2015 certification for the design and implementation of risk engineering and loss prevention (RE&LP) services at global level

Zurich Insurance Group subsidiary Farmers Group has agreed to acquire MetLife’s property and casualty (P&C) business in the US together with the Farmers Exchanges for $3.94 billion

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” of Nova Casiopea Re S.A. (NCRe), based in Luxembourg

Beach & Associates, Acrisure’s global reinsurance brokerage, will become Acrisure Re and Acrisure London Wholesale, as part of Acrisure, its parent company, rebrand

The New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld an appeals court ruling that Johnson & Johnson are due a $56 million tax refund