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How To Own Your Risk: AIR Worldwide Explains Touchstone
Released in January 2013, AIR Worldwide's Touchstone modeling platform was five years in the making, according to the catastrophe modeling firm's new chief operating officer. Below, Bill Churney, a ...
Hartford Reports Third Straight Loss on Asbestos, Annuity Costs
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer exiting life operations to focus on property/casualty coverage, posted a third straight loss on asbestos liabilities and costs tied to variable ...AIG Closing Savings Bank Unit, Returning Customer Funds Amid Dodd-Frank Pressure
American International Group Inc. will return funds to customers of its banking unit and shut their accounts as the Dodd-Frank Act places limits on insurers with deposit-taking units. AIG Federal ...
Is My Data Safe On The RMS Cloud?
Two months after RMS announced the launch of RMS(one)—a cloud-based platform for catastrophe models, exposure measurement tools and related data—RMS's leader took to the blogosphere to address ...
Questions Arise Over SAC Reinsurance Unit As Hedge Fund Pleads Not Guilty
Billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund pleaded not guilty on Friday to insider trading charges in federal court, as questions also surfaced about the future of SAC Capital's Bermuda-based ...
Tokio Marine Targets Southeast Asia for Expansion
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan's second-largest non-life insurer, is seeking to expand in Southeast Asia as Japan's shrinking population erodes its domestic market. The insurer plans to expand in ...
Greenberg Again Moves to End New York AG’s Lawsuit Against Him
Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said he's filed another request to dismiss an eight-year-old fraud lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney ...
Lack Of C-Suite Engagement Drives Strategic Failures: Study
A new study confirms that while executives believe delivering on strategic plans is important, their organizations are falling short—often because of poor C-suite engagement. The research findings ...