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Economy Poses Special Challenges To Marine Underwriters, AIMU Chairman Tells Annual Meeting
NEW YORK, November 19, 2009 -- Slow economic growth, low inflation and minimal interest rates pose special challenges to ocean marine underwriters fewer ships to insure, fewer goods in transit to cover with reduced value of merchandise and l... -
East News Employee Charged with Arson in Virginia Pet Store Fire
An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke, Virginia pet store that caused about $2 million in damage. Roanoke Fire Department spokeswoman Tiffany Bradbury said 18-year-old Corey Brian Hite of Ivanhoe in Wythe Co... -
BestWeek Asia/Pacific: Taiwan's Chinatrust Says Bidding for AIG's Nan Shan Was Unfair
This week's edition of BestWeek Asia/Pacific explores the allegation by Taiwan-based financial conglomerate Chinatrust that the bidding process for AIG's Nan Shan Life unit was flawed. A.M. Best Co.'s BestWeek Asia/Pacific is a multimedia o... -
Agricultural Insurance Is Huge but Less Regulatory in China
BEIJING, Nov 12, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Data show that China saw an endorsed premium income of CNY 12 billion from agricultural insurance in the first nine months of 2009, with a 31% rise year on year; and it was... -
PICC Property & Casualty Jan.-Oct. Premium Up 17%
BEIJING, Nov 12, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- PICC Property Casualty Co., Ltd. (SEHK: 2328), a non-life insurance company in China, pulled in CNY 103.209 billion in original premium revenue by October end, up 16.77 perc... -
BB&T Insurance Acquires Southwest Florida Brokerage
BBT Insurance Services has expanded its reach within the Florida market through the acquisition of Oswald Trippe and Co. Inc., a Fort Myers-based insurance brokerage with seven additional offices in the Sunshine State. Terms of BBT's acquis... -
The Insurance Council's flood insurance project
Following on from the considerable research and work undertaken by the general insurance industry on the issue of flood mitigation and management, the Insurance Council Board endorsed an approach for the industry to pursue a framework which... -
Florida Formalizes Seventh Consecutive Workers' Comp Cut
Florida's seventh consecutive drop in workers' compensation rates will go into effect Jan. 1, 2010, after the state Office of Insurance Regulation formally approved the new levels. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty issued a final order a... -
SEC May Join NAIC in Mandating Climate Risk Disclosures
For U.S. insurers, the climate change forecast for a public disclosure front could be met with a high-pressure system from Washington, D.C. As the National Association of Insurance Commissioners prepares to implement its new Climate Risk Di... -
Florida Last-Resort Insurer to Investigate Validity of Wind-Mitigation Discounts
Florida's state-run insurer said it has approved an emergency plan to inspect some personal and commercial residential policies in order to determine the accuracy of more than $700 million in wind mitigation credits provided to policyholder... -
California's Workers' Comp Fund Names Interim Chief
California's State Compensation Insurance Fund named Doug Stewart, its chief risk officer, as interim president and chief executive officer. Stewart joined SCIF in November 2007, becoming chief risk officer after the passage of governing re... -
AIG Loans Another $2 Billion to Airplane-Leasing Unit
American International Group's airplane-leasing company said it's borrowed an additional $2 billion from AIG, tapping into the credit facility that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has loaned to AIG. The airplane-leasing company, Intern... -
Colorado Committee Advances New Oversight for Workers' Comp Insurer
Legislation to overhaul the operations of Pinnacol Assurance Co., the state-backed workers' compensation insurer, cleared a special legislative panel in a party-line vote. The Pinnacol Interim Committee concluded a week of hearings by recom... -
Insurance Company Comebacks
As an industry, insurers often see their fortunes rise and fall with trends over which they have no control. Since insurers make money by investing premiums the stocks are heavily influenced by performance of the over-all stock and bond mar... -
New Max at Lloyd's CEO Eyes 'Gradual Growth'
Max Capital Group Ltd.'s new head of its Lloyd's operation said the company is poised for gradual growth. Max Capital said it's promoted Adam Mullan to chief executive officer of Max at Lloyd's Ltd., the Lloyd's managing agent for Syndicate... -
Tokio Marine Updates Estimated Losses From Typhoon Melor
Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. [85100], a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. [50962], reported an updated estimate of incurred losses, now at 12.36 billion yen (US $137 million), caused by Typhoon Melor. A previous estim... -
Canadian Small Business Owners Vulnerable to Everyday Risks
The majority of Canadian small business owners are unprepared to deal with common disruptions that can impact their ability to do business, according to the latest American Express Small Business Monitor. Almost half of small business owner... -
Marsh Seeks To Limit Its Liability Exposure With Clients
In an effort to reduce its professional liability exposure, Marsh Inc. said in March that it would ask clients to sign off on service agreements that included a $10 million liability cap. The move, executives said, was about prudent risk ma... -
Brokers Adjusting To Challenging Market Conditions
Companies of all types adjust their operations during challenging times, and the insurance brokerage industry is no different. Prolonged soft insurance pricing coupled with the severe economic downturn have provided a difficult backdrop for... -
ING to Transfer US Reinsurance Business to RGA
ING has announced that it has reached an agreement to transfer its US group reinsurance business, ING Reinsurance US, to Reinsurance Group of America, Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This transaction fits within ING's Back to Basi...
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Berkshire Hathaway’s Insuranc
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reported full year 2008 results for the industry... -
European Insurance Asset Manage
26 February 2009 - Published in the insurance, fire insurance, accident, dental, financial services, health... -
Willis Group Holdings names CEO
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Wildfires and insurance(insuran
Natural disaster damage losses paid by insurance companies have been doubling every five to ten years... -
New structures to boost the mar
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Allstate Applauds Introduction
NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allstate Protection President George Ruebenson issued the following... -
When it doesn’t pay to overpa
Borrowers on ultra-low tracker mortgages are being urged to stop overpaying and instead take advantage... -
OneBeacon Launches Energy Insur
CANTON, Ma., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced the formation... -
FirstBest Announces App Forms R
ORLANDO - FirstBest Systems, Inc., developer of advanced Underwriting Management Systems (UMS) that enable... -
Squatters move into Billionaire
Squatters have moved into a London super-mansion in a road dubbed Billionaires Row, a few doors from a...
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Universal Property & Casual
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A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of
OLDWICK, N.J. - (Business Wire) A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair)... -
UNUM Plan Participant's Short-T
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Reinsurance Renewals Clouded by
When reinsurers and their clients gather for renewal discussions at Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte... -
AIG Replaces Chief Investment O
AIG Replaces Chief Investment Officer Alyn Ackermann American International Group Inc. has replaced its... -
Conning Research: Property-Casu
Results of ownership of industry losses in the coming years will be determined by the recession of 2009,... -
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Au
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A++... -
Insurance Agents and Brokers In
As the economy continues to struggle, successful insurance agents and brokers are focusing on traditionally... -
Texas Lawmakers Come Up With TW
Texas Lawmakers Come Up With TWIA Funding on Last Day of Session Chad Hemenway AUSTIN, Texas It took legislators... -
Insurer Complaint Data Released
The Missouri Department of Insurance's annual complaint index report has been posted at the department's... -
Steven R. Simon, P.A. Announces
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Steven R. Simon, P.A. announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit against... -
Nationwide to drop Houston poli
Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance wont renew 5,300 Houston-area home insurance policies starting...
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