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James River IPO Could Raise Up to $288 Million
James River Group Holdings Ltd, a Bermuda-based insurance holding company, filed for an initial public offering of common shares that would raise up to $288 million. Hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co ...
Aspen’s U.S. Arm Realigns Casualty Business
Aspen U.S. Insurance, part of the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced Thursday that it has realigned its casualty business to better serve broker partners and deliver ...
Virgin Galactic Crash Could Help Trigger Aviation Rate Hikes: A.M. Best
Aviation insurance could get more expensive in the coming months, thanks in part, to the recent crash of the Virgin Galactic test flight and the NASA Antares rocket explosion A.M. Best concluded in a ...
In Brazil, Mapfre to Market Insurance on Gift Cards at Retail Stores
Mapfre SA plans to use gift cards sold at retail stores, gas stations, newsstands and vending machines as a way to entice Brazilians to buy insurance. Spain's largest insurer, which sells auto, ...
RSA CEO: Premiums Down; Strategy to ‘Reset’ Insurer Ahead of Schedule
RSA Insurance Group Plc declined in London trading after reporting lower premiums in the first nine months of this year as prices fell and it withdrew from less profitable businesses. RSA, which was ...
Here’s How Republicans Swept to Some Major Election Night Wins
Republicans seized on voter anger over President Barack Obama's handling of the economy to take control of the U.S. Senate, setting up a clash of priorities that will shape his final two years in ...
The P/C Industry Calculates Its Future After Republican U.S. Election Gains
A day after the 2014 midterm elections gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate, wider control of the House and major gains in state races across the nation, lobbyists for the property/casualty ...
Are You Ready to Follow the BYOD Trend?
"Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) is the policy of allowing employees to bring their personally owned devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets to work in order to access private company ...