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German Companies Told No Exceptions to Board Gender Quotas
German listed companies will be granted no exceptions to a 30 percent women's quota for supervisory boards by 2016, said Manuela Schwesig, the minister responsible for drafting the legislation. ...Analysts Say Travelers Results Signal Pricing Trend; CEO Fishman Not So Sure
The Travelers Cos.' earnings, one of the first major insurance earnings to be reported each quarter, are often closely observed by industry participants as a bellwether for marketplace trends. And ...
Reinsurance at Crossroads Part 1: The Market in the Developed Economies
A significant number of reinsurance treaties were renewed this month, heavily concentrated in property catastrophe coverage. It's become apparent, however, that this market, for a number of reasons, ...James Named President of QBE North America P&C
Robert James has been appointed president of Property and Casualty for QBE North America, which includes the program, middle markets and major broker groups. James will be a member of the executive ...
Bloomberg News Upheld in Publishing Transcript of Secret Analyst Call
In a victory for financial news media, a U.S. appeals court said Bloomberg LP acted lawfully when it secretly obtained a recording of a conference call between Swatch Group SA and securities analysts ...
Creating Conditions for Private Flood Insurance Market
New technologies and a better understanding of flood risk may have increased private insurers' interest in providing flood insurance but real obstacles remain to the private sector getting involved. ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty to Acquire MyAssist and Insure America
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance said it has agreed to purchase the assets of MyAssist Inc., a live-agent personal concierge and telematics service provider, and Insure America LLC, a niche ...Travelers’ Slowing of Price Hikes Raises Concerns; Shares Fall
U.S. insurer Travelers Cos. Inc.'s slowing pace of price hikes raised concerns about its margins and overshadowed a three-fold rise in quarterly profit, sending its shares down as much as 3 percent. ...