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RMS Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Matthew
Catastrophe risk modeler RMS is keeping an eye on Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful North Atlantic hurricanes in recent history. Matthew, which briefly reached Category 5 strength on Oct. ...
AIG Transfers 25,000 Brazilian Auto Policies to Porto Seguro Unit
American International Group Inc.'s business in Brazil agreed to transfer about 25,000 auto policies to a unit of Porto Seguro SA as the U.S. company scales back its international businesses. The ...
Executives On The Move at Hamilton, CNA, Western World and State Auto
An AIG vet signed up to run Hamilton Insurance Group's USA arm. CNA has a new executive for its Customer Segments division. Western World Insurance Group appointed a new director of risk management. ...
Climate Change Produces New Insurance Challenges All Around
Climate change is creating insurance challenges in multiple ways. The National Climate Assessment, a report released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program argues that climate change increases ...
Hurricane Matthew Revving up Trouble for Carribbean Nations
Hurricane Matthew intensified en route to Haiti on Monday, bringing 140-mile-per-hour (220 kph) winds and torrential rain that could wreak havoc in Caribbean nations that had yet to evacuate ...
GEICO Loses Chance to Gain SCOTUS’s Ear for Overtime Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear GEICO General Insurance Co's appeal of a ruling that the No. 2 auto insurer in the United States must pay overtime wages to its claims investigators ...
Typhoon Meranti China Insured Losses Estimate Surpasses $1B: AIR Worldwide
Mainland China could be dealing with more than $1 billion in insured losses from damaged caused by Typhoon Meranti once final tallies are in, AIR Worldwide said. The catastrophe modeling firm ...
IT, Big Data Experts Among 1,300 Employees Progressive Will Add by Year-End
The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies said it plans to hire more than 1,300 people by the end of 2016, focusing in part on beefing up its IT and big data capabilities. Information technology ...