Global Economy
Nearly 2,000 U.S. Flights Disrupted by Disgruntled Worker Setting a Fire
A fire that police said was started by a contractor at a Chicago area air-traffic center grounded about 1,800 flights across the U.S., disrupting major routes run by Southwest Airlines Co., American ...
P/C Mutuals Worry Over Technology, Regulation and Capital: Conning
Property/casualty mutual insurance companies, facing stiff competition from their stock insurer rivals, are wary about the onslaught of technology, regulation and new sources of capital, Conning, ...
Lloyd’s of London’s Investment Returns Match Headier Days
Lloyd's of London more than doubled investment income in the first half of the year as the world's oldest insurance market benefited from its holdings in U.S. corporate debt. Lloyd's reported ...
London Is Priciest City to Employ Staff
London surpassed Hong Kong as the world's most expensive city for companies to locate employees after rents climbed and the pound appreciated against the dollar. London real estate costs, which ...
Swiss Re’s Chief Economist Analyzes a Difficult Reinsurance Market
Over the past 13 years, Swiss Re's Chief Economist Kurt Karl has been through a succession of reinsurance market ups and downs, but he says the current situation is somewhat new and requires special ...
Wills Re North America Head Sees Possibilities at NAMIC Conference
As the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies' annual conference got underway this week, Willis Re North America President James Kent said he was bullish about the possibilities for his ...
Europe Beats U.S. in M&A Insurance Industry Deals: Clyde & Co.
Insurance and reinsurance industry M&A deals have picked up a bit in Europe and elsewhere. But they keep declining in the U.S., continuing to deny it the lead in a space it has typically ...
Moody’s, A.M. Best See a Slowing Surplus Lines Market
Two insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months, as competition grows and rate hikes slow. Moody's Investors Service said that the U.S. ...