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Aon: Homeowners Insurance Market Improves, Thanks to Rate Increases + Cheaper Reinsurance
The outlook for the U.S. homeowners insurance market has improved over the last year, thanks in part to rate increases and lower reinsurance costs, according to reinsurance intermediary Aon Benfield. ...
A Hurricane/Cyclone/Typhoon Season to Remember Is Not Over Yet
For a few minutes last Wednesday, there weren't any hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons or tropical storms anywhere in the world. The respite didn't last long. Thursday morning, the U.S. Navy and Air ...
TigerRisk and Gen Re: Influx of Capital From Asia a Trend Worth Watching
Recent M&A-related investment from Asia offers yet another twist in the ongoing influx of new capital that has fostered uncertainty among insurers and reinsurers alike. Some insiders view the ...
Apple Win: Judge Tosses Suit Over Retail Worker Bag Searches
Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company's retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in "demoralizing" security searches when they left work ...
Zurich to Slash 440 Jobs at U.K. General Insurance Unit
Zurich Insurance Group AG plans to cut 440 jobs at its U.K. general-insurance unit as part of a cost- cutting program. Zurich is also seeking to simplify its organizational structure, the company ...
Is Climate Change The Next Tobacco? NY AG Seen Using Martin Act in Exxon Probe
A near century-old statute that gives New York state prosecutors unusually broad authority to prosecute securities fraud could prove a powerful weapon as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman probes ...
Mexico Cat Bond Likely to Pay on Hurricane Patricia Losses: S&P
Bonds sold by Mexico to shield it from the cost of repairing hurricane damage are closer to paying out after the biggest storm ever measured in the Americas struck the country last month, Standard ...
Willis, Towers Watson Shore Up Merger Support Ahead of Nov. 18 Vote
Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson, facing some opposition, are working aggressively to shape stockholder opinions in favor of their proposed merger in advance of a Nov. 18 shareholder vote ...