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Munich Re: Global Insured Cat Losses in H1 Land Below Long-Term Average
Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according to a review of global natural catastrophes issued by Munich ...
Farmers Reports Steep Price Tag For Late June Storm Damage Claims
Farmers Insurance said it expects to receive nearly 7,000 claims from hail, strong wind and other severe weather events that hit 14 states in late June. The price tag won't be cheap. Farmers said it ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Aspen and More
We have executive promotions and hires to tell you about at Allianz, Aspen, Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford and RMS: *** Allianz Group said it has brought on Bernard McNulty to be head of claims in ...
Greek Economic Turmoil May Kill Munich Re Unit’s Acquisition Plan
Munich Re's Ergo Insurance unit may cancel its planned 90.1 million-euro ($100 million) acquisition of Greece's ATE Insurance SA if the country doesn't return to stability. "Depending upon how the ...
Looking Ahead: What Smart Cars of the Future Will Look Like
Much of the talk surrounding autonomous cars these days is centered on testing and regulations and not on what the car of the future might look like. A 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics ...
Eurozone Insurers Can Withstand Greece’s Instability: A.M. Best
The impact of Greece exiting the eurozone is likely to hit market confidence in the region, although insurers and reinsurers operating in the economic bloc are well positioned to withstand a ...
Hackers, Hitting U.S. Govt., Stole Personal Data From 22.1 Million People
Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other personal data for about 22.1 million people in breaches of the U.S. government's personnel office, the Obama administration said. The total includes ...
Pacific El Niño Turbocharged by Tropical Cyclones
The El Niño forming across the Pacific has been turbocharged by a series of tropical cyclones that helped to shift the direction of trade winds, potentially adding to warming that's evoking ...