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Industry On Track for Third Straight Underwriting Profit; 2016 a Closer Call
The property/casualty insurance industry will report an underwriting profit for the third consecutive year in 2015—a streak unmatched since the early 1970s, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings, ...
Berkshire Unit Preps to Selling Workers Comp, BOP Policies on the Web
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. won the top financial-strength rating from A.M. Best Co. for a unit that plans to sell insurance directly to businesses over the Internet, paving the way for Chairman Warren ...
Effective compliance management in insurance relies on well-organized information and digital processes that accurately reflect producer relationships across multiple interconnected...
AIG CEO Hancock Streamlines Executive Team; Four to Depart
AIG CEO Peter Hancock revamped a committee of senior executives he initially formed more than a year ago in a bid to further boost efficiency and growth. The move will lead to the departure of four ...
U.S. D&O Coverage Declines by Double Digits in Q3
Pricing is plunging for U.S. based directors & officers liability insurance. Aon Risk Solutions' latest quarterly pricing index noted a double-digit decline. Fitch Ratings said that D&O ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb, ACE and Everest Re
Chubb appointed a temporary chief operating officer. It's future, $28 billion merger partner ACE Ltd announced much of the combined companies' Canadian leadership team. Everest Re extended the ...
A.M. Best Acts on BTG Pactual Resseguradora S.A. Ratings
A.M. Best has downgraded the issuer credit rating to "bbb" from "bbb+" and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) of BTG Pactual Resseguradora S.A. (BTG Pactual Re) (Brazil). Both ...
Zurich Insurance Hikes Job Eliminations and Relocations to at Least 1,800 Slots
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, is increasing job cuts and relocations to a total of at least 1,800 at the company reduces costs and overhauls its biggest unit. The company ...
Corporate Holiday Giving: Real Commitment or Window Dressing?
When chief executives of property/casualty insurance carriers wholeheartedly commit to corporate giving programs, the benefits can extend beyond helping worthy nonprofit organizations, a public ...