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Lloyd’s Chairman Nelson Faults Businesses for Too Much Focus on Profit
Lloyd's of London Chairman John Nelson criticized the business community, saying companies are too focused on profit and are at risk of eroding the trust of the public and regulators. Nelson, ...
The Hanover Promotes/Adds New Execs to Run International Chaucer Arm
The Hanover Insurance Group promoted or brought in three new executives to help run Chaucer Syndicates Ltd., its international member company that underwrites various business at Lloyd's of London. ...
CEO of Willis Great Britain Calls for More Industry Diversity
Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the insurance/reinsurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic ...
Warren Buffett Reduces Holdings of Munich Re Shares
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and National Indemnity Company stated their shareholdings in Munich Re have fallen below the threshold of 10 percent of voting rights — and now are at 9.7 percent. In an ...
Why Build Your Own Cat Model?
Insurers are using the new open loss modeling platforms to build their own catastrophe models for three main reasons: clarity, control and cost. Catastrophe models have become extremely important ...
Acquirers/Processors: A Critical Point in the Credit Card Payment Chain
In the typical credit card transaction, once a merchant accepts a credit card and enters card information into a payment system, the card data is sent to an acquirer and payment processor for ...
What Might a ‘Cyber Andrew’ Look Like?
Every component of the world's public and private infrastructure is subject to the risk of a cyber attack. Companies today face loss of or damage to digital assets; theft of funds; security and ...
ACE’s Andrade to Run Post-Chubb Merger International Non-Life Business
ACE Ltd., in the final months of concluding its $28.3 billion acquisition of The Chubb Corp., has appointed one of its own to lead the company's combined international non-life insurance operations. ...