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Sick Dogs and Pigs: U.S. Congressional Hearing to Focus on China Food Safety
Incidents ranging from Chinese dog treats pulled from U.S. pet stores to the virus that has killed millions of American piglets has raised concerns about the safety of food and feed imports from ...
Lyles Joining XL from AIG to Lead Professional Lines
XL Group announced Friday that Kelly Lyles, a former AIG executive, will lead its XL's Global Professional lines of business. Lyles will be based in London, reporting to Greg Hendrick, Chief ...
Munich Re Gives Brazil Vote of Confidence; Covers World Cup Interruptions for $400M
Munich Re has up to $400 million on the line insuring against delays or cancellations of World Cup matches. The world's largest reinsurer is counting on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to do ...
House Opposes Boost in Truckers’ Minimum Insurance Limits
The House of Representatives voted narrowly this week voted to block the federal government from raising the minimum liability insurance limits for truckers as recommended recently by the regulatory ...
RMS Opens Fourth Asia-Pacific Office in Singapore
Catastrophe risk management firm RMS announced last week that it is expanding its Asia Pacific presence with a new Singapore office. The office, led by Paul Burgess, senior director of client ...
Top 10 Commercial Auto Insurers: Five-Year Underwriting Performance 2009-2013
A review of statutory underwriting results for the top 10 writers of commercial auto insurance reveals that those with the highest growth rates over the last five years also had the best combined ...
Commercial Auto Insurers Still Struggling
Underwriting results in most commercial lines insurance segments have noticeably improved over the last two years. However, commercial automobile insurers continue to struggle as this industry ...
Leaders in Worker Payroll Hikes: Temps, Truckers in Top Ranks
If you hope to get a raise that finally feels like one, it helps to work in the right industry. Historically, at this stage in the economy's recovery, pay would be rising in most sectors. But five ...