Commercial Lines
W.R. Berkley Launches Specialty Arm Focused on Construction Professional Liability
W.R. Berkley Corp. is launching Berkley Construction Professional Liability Underwriters, yet another expansion of its specialty coverage offerings. The new unit will offer professional liability, ...
Guy Carpenter Division Places First Cat Bond For China Perils
GC Securities said it has placed a newly formed catastrophe bond shelf program with China Re - the first of its kind to benefit Chinese insurers/reinsurers and perils. The announcement of the Guy ...
Amtrak to Concede Liability For Most Damages in Philly Crash Cases
Amtrak said it will concede that it's liable for most damages caused by the May 12 train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight passengers and injured dozens. The railroad acknowledged Friday ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Aspen and More
We have executive promotions and hires to tell you about at Allianz, Aspen, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford and RMS: *** Allianz Group said it has brought on Bernard McNulty to be head of claims in ...
Greek Economic Turmoil May Kill Munich Re Unit’s Acquisition Plan
Munich Re's Ergo Insurance unit may cancel its planned 90.1 million-euro ($100 million) acquisition of Greece's ATE Insurance SA if the country doesn't return to stability. "Depending upon how the ...
Looking Ahead: What Smart Cars of the Future Will Look Like
Much of the talk surrounding autonomous cars these days is centered on testing and regulations and not on what the car of the future might look like. A 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...
Eurozone Insurers Can Withstand Greece’s Instability: A.M. Best
The impact of Greece exiting the eurozone is likely to hit market confidence in the region, although insurers and reinsurers operating in the economic bloc are well positioned to withstand a ...
AXIS and PartnerRe Delay Merger Shareholder Vote to Mull Deal Sweetener
PartnerRe and AXIS Capital Holdings are postponing a shareholder vote on their $6.2 billion merger deal for two weeks as they contemplate enhancing the offer to fend off an unsolicited bid. Italian ...