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Beating the M&A Trend, Aspen is Thriving (So Far) On Its Own
As consolidation in the reinsurance industry accelerates, Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. offers a study in contrasts. The Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer fought off an aggressive takeover bid ...
Swiss Re Exec Reports: There’s a Perfect Storm Brewing
There's an irony in the term "perfect storm" that insurers understand better than anyone. Not only do we help policyholders recover from them, but we may be in for one of our own. Like shifting winds ...
Swiss Re, IBM, to Team on Corporate Cyber Risk Protection
Swiss Re is linking up with IBM in a bid to address demand for better corporate cyber risk protection. Neither side is disclosing financial details. Specifically, the partnership is between the Swiss ...
Executives On The Move at ACE, TigerRisk, Allianz and More
We have a number of new executive appointments to tell you about at ACE Group, Tiger Risk, Allianz, Canopius and Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. *** ACE Group said it has made a number of ...
Villers to Leave Executive Roles at Aspen Later This Year
A major executive at Aspen Insurance Holdings is stepping down later this year. Rupert Villers, chairman of Aspen Insurance and president of Aspen International Insurance, said he will leave the ...
Bird Flu Could be ‘Catastrophe’ For Turkey and Egg Industries
Deadly bird flu swelled in the poultry industry in Minnesota and neighboring Wisconsin amid speculation that winds may be carrying virus particles into facilities housing turkeys and chickens. "This ...
Willis Group’s $590M Buy of France’s Largest Broker to Give it Global Reach
Willis Group Holdings Plc, the third-largest insurance broker, offered to buy the 70 percent of Gras Savoye that it doesn't already own to expand in France, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Willis ...
PCI, AIA, NAMIC Among Groups Who Pushed For House Cyber Bill
Property/Casualty insurance industry lobbyists were among many who pushed for the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a cybersecurity bill this week, which it did late afternoon on April 22. The ...