Commercial Lines
Boston Marathon Attacks Changed Terrorism Insurance Customer Base
For landlord Peter Zagorianakos, terrorism insurance wasn't a necessity until the bombs went off last April at the Boston Marathon and revealed a frightening pattern. Two buildings he owns stand ...
Private Market Can’t Reach TRIA Levels of Terror Cover: Govt. Report
Those who back renewing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, got shot in the arm on April 17 from federal regulators who have concluded that the private market can't provide reinsurance for ...
J.D. Power, RIMS Team Up to Measure RM Satisfaction With Carriers, Brokers
J.D. Power and RIMS announced Wednesday that they have teamed up for the inaugural J.D. Power 2014 Large Business Commercial Insurance Satisfaction Study, slated to publish in November, which will ...
Willis Launches Product Contamination Insurance Exclusively for Food and Beverage Industry
Willis Group Holdings on Wednesday announced the launch of Recall Shield, a new product contamination insurance product, in partnership with XL Group. Recall Shield has been designed with the BRC ...
U.S. Retailers to Share Cyber Threat Data After Target Attack
U.S. retailers are planning to form an industry group for collecting and sharing intelligence about cyber security threats in a bid to prevent future attacks in the wake of last year's big attack on ...Travelers CEO Fishman Eyes Potential Foreign Acquisitions
Travelers Cos., which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture in Brazil in 2012, is likely to continue expanding internationally. ...
Round 3: Endurance Says Aspen Offers Shareholders ‘Red Herrings’ Instead of Value With Bid Response
In the third volley of a contest between two Bermuda specialty companies on Monday, Endurance said that Aspen's rejection of a bid to buy the company for $3.2 billion ignores the best interests of ...
Aspen Board Unanimously Rejects Endurance’s $3.2B Hostile Bid
Aspen Insurance Holdings announced Monday that its board of directors has unanimously rejected a $3.2 billion takeover bid from Endurance Specialty Holdings announced hours earlier, calling the ...