Binance Restarts Withdrawals as Questions Linger on Record Hack

Binance Restarts Withdrawals as Questions Linger on Record Hack

Binance began restoring customer withdrawals Sunday after hackers drained over $6 billion in the biggest cyber theft ever recorded, as the crypto industry awaits answers on the breach blamed on North Korea and steps to strengthen the exchange’s defenses. The world’s largest digital-asset platform reopened Bitcoin withdrawals after 2 p.m. Singapore time, more than two …

Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover

Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s .2B Adverse Development Cover

Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e are taking decisive action on legacy exposures,” said Simon Wilson, chief executive officer of Markel Insurance, during an analysts’ call to discuss the …

Rainier Partners Acquires Texas MGA Platform Apex

Rainier Partners Acquires Texas MGA Platform Apex

Rainier Partners, a private equity firm investing in lower middle-market services businesses, has acquired Apex Insurance Services, a multi-brand managing general agency (MGA) platform focused on the Texas non-standard auto insurance market. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Apex manages five MGAs — Apollo MGA, Apollo Specialty, Newstar General Agency, Excellent Insurance Services, and Ignition Insurance Services …