Commercial Lines
French Insurers Assess Damage from Record Floods
Insurance executives meet with government officials in Paris Monday to assess the cost of flooding in the Centre and Ile-de-France regions as the Seine river recedes from its highest levels in more ...
Reinsurance Demand Spike Likely with Solvency II: Fitch Ratings
Solvency II will increase insurers' demand for reinsurance products as they seek to strengthen their capital positions via risk transfer, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings. Reinsurance ...
Proposed Capital Rules Would Reflect AIG, Prudential’s Insurance Identities
American International Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.'s new capital rules should reflect the insurance business's differences from Wall Street banking, the Federal Reserve said in a ...
XL Group CEO McGavick Urges Caution Toward Fossil Fuel Divestment Pressures
XL Group CEO Mike McGavick is standing firm against the push for insurers to divest from fossil fuel. He's urging caution, even as those efforts continue. "I hope we're really thoughtful about the ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual, JLT Re, and More
Liberty Mutual named three executives to leadership roles within its Commercial Insurance strategic business unit. JLT Re hired a Swiss Re executive to fill a strategic role. Aon Benfield made ...
BP Will Settle $175M in Oil Spill-Related Shareholder Claims
BP Plc agreed on Thursday to pay $175 million to shareholders who brought a class-action lawsuit that accused the oil company of misleading them by understating the severity of the 2010 oil spill in ...
A British EU Exit Could Kill 34,000 London Jobs, IUA Warns
A British exit from the European Union would cause grave damage to the London market and the loss of thousands of jobs, according to a position paper from the International Underwriting Association ...
Eastern Canadian Province Slaps 15% Sales Tax on Insurance Policies
The eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is imposing a new 15 percent retail sales tax on home, auto and business insurance policies. Effective July 1, 2016, all new or renewing ...