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Q1 Troubles: Catastrophe Losses Knocked Net Income Down 26.6 Percent
Severe weather and the hefty insured losses that followed helped produce a 26.6 percent plunge in U.S. property/casualty insurers' net income during the 2016 first quarter, a new industry study has ...
XL Group, Chubb and More Reveal High Q2 Cat Loss Estimates
Canadian wildfires, European floods, Japan and Ecuador earthquakes and U.S. hailstorms over the spring were dramatic enough at the time. Now, the damage these events left behind are leading a number ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Starr Companies and More
XL Catlin promoted an executive to lead its specialty reinsurance arm in London. A Chubb and OneBeacon veteran joined ID Experts, an identity protection software company, in a leadership role. Starr ...
Bermuda Insurance Industry Poised for Double-Digit Growth Through 2019
The Bermuda insurance industry is projected to grow at a steady pace as a result of new regulations and consistent growth in external business, such as offshore and captive, according to a new report ...
How Modelers Are Responding to Cyber Risk
As the threat of a cyber attack against businesses has grown exponentially in recent years, so too has the cyber risk insurance market. According to Fitch Ratings, despite considerable uncertainty, ...
Pokémon ‘Augmented Reality’ App Game Leading to Liability Risks
Pokémon Go, a location-based "augmented reality" game for smartphones, may be shaping up to be a big insurance/liability challenge. The game launched in July (based on a 1990s children's card ...
Executives On The Move at RenaissanceRe, Markel, AXIS and Allianz
Renaissance Re's chief financial officer is retiring, and execs have chosen his replacement. AXIS Insurance promoted one of its executives into a key role. Markel International appointed a senior ...
I.I.I. Picks Ex-Zurich Exec/Bush Administration Vet as New CEO
The Insurance Information Institute has chosen its new leader – an ex- public affairs executive for Zurich Insurance Group who also once worked for President George W. Bush's administration in ...