In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, industry actuaries and workers’ comp claims professionals discussed the pandemic’s likely impacts on the workers’ comp system. There were wild swings in …
The 2019 market share totals are telling. While the ten largest groups writing workers’ comp coverage in California are unchanged from 2018, there is significant movement among the players starting …
Following the completion of a take-private deal lead by company executives and private equity firms, trading was suspended in the shares of AmTrust Financial Services (Nasdaq: AFSI). The family Go-Private …
The Securities and Exchange Commission is suspending three accountants that previously worked with BDO USA and were involved with the audit of AmTrust Financial Services’ (NYSE: AFSI) 2013 year-end results. …
Correction: This article has been updated to correct the outlook ratings for AmTrust and Maiden Re. It is Maiden, not AmTrust, that carries a Negative A.M. Best outlook. AmTrust’s assigned …
Every year, as January rolls around the staff at Workers’ Comp Executive takes a moment to reflect upon the year that passed. We review the stories that made headlines last …
Major investors in AmTrust Financial Services (Nasdaq: AFSI) are backing a plan to take the carrier private. The proposed deal would pay a 20.8% premium over the Jan. 8, 2018 …
CastlePoint National Insurance Company is now officially in liquidation. A San Francisco Superior Court judge approved the California Department of Insurance’s proposed liquidation order for the former Tower Group companies. …