Content from Mark Hollmer
WSI is Rolling Out a Longer-Range Hurricane Forecast Model
A division of the company that brings viewers The Weather Channel will formally launch a new 15-day hurricane forecast model in May, a considerable advance over the predictive norm, which only ...
ACE Advances Thailand Acquisition After a Robust Q1
Earlier this week, ACE Ltd., working with a local partner, finished its acquisition of a 60.9 percent stake in a general insurance company in Thailand. Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg said Wednesday ...
Hartford CEO McGee Crows About Insurer’s ‘Transformation’
A day after Hartford Financial Services Group announced vastly improved financials and plans to unload its Japan operations, Chairman, President and CEO Liam McGee was positively bullish during the ...
For CNA, Bad Weather and Division Sale Hamper Q1 Numbers
The biggest hit to CNA's 2014 first-quarter net income comes from short-term costs relating to the planned sale of its Continental Assurance Co. life and group insurance business to Wilton Re ...
Surge of Storms and Fires Stunts Chubb’s Q1 Net Income
The Chubb Corporation endured a big hit to its 2014 first-quarter income, thanks to harsher-than-expected winter weather in the United States, plus a surge in homeowner fire and flood-related losses. ...
W.R. Berkley Excels in Q1 Save for Global Re Numbers
For W.R. Berkley Corp., sobering results from its global reinsurance division were a blemish on an otherwise successful 2014 first quarter, during which the Greenwich, Conn.-based company enjoyed ...
Marsh Terrorism Risk Report Ups the Pressure on TRIA Renewal
Marsh unveiled a new report warning that the cost of terrorism reinsurance will become "volatile" without the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. It also emphasizes that the post-9/11 law has helped ...
Travelers CEO Fishman Bullish On Results, Promises ‘Selective’ M&A
The Travelers Cos. may have made a bold move in 2013 when it snatched up Dominion of Canada General Insurance. But the property/casualty insurance giant will be extremely selective about future ...