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XL Group’s Reinsurance Head is Retiring
There's a big executive change coming at XL Group plc: the head of its Reinsurance division will retire at the end of 2014. XL Group, a global insurance and reinsurance company, said it has already ...
Massive Typhoon Hurtling Toward Japan
The strongest tropical system the Earth has produced in almost a year is now churning in the Pacific Ocean on a track toward Japan. Super Typhoon Vongfong's exact strength may never be known. ...
Willis Gains Swedish OK for $205M investment in Max Matthiessen
Willis Group Holdings plc said it's gotten a pivotal O.K. from Swedish regulatory authorities to complete its acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Max Matthiessen, a personal insurance, health plan ...
Aon Benfield: India, Pakistan Flooding 2014’s Costliest Weather Event So Far
The costliest weather event so far 2014 involved torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in India and Pakistan in September, Aon Benfield concluded in a new report. The firm's September ...
Cyber Insurance Market Will Surge, Lloyds CEO Predicts
Lloyd's of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale expects the market for cyber insurance to surge after hackers attacked some of the largest companies in the U.S., including JPMorgan Chase & ...
Novarica Brings on Insurance IT Vet For Leadership Team
Novarica said it is bringing on an international insurance technology veteran as a principal to the company. Mitch Wein will be joining the firm on Nov. 1, working out of its New York office. He was ...
Capital Gains Mute P/C Industry H1 Operating Income Decline
The combined ratio for the property/casualty insurance industry became slightly worse in the first half of 2014, as net investment income declined and weak operating income continued. But net income ...Geithner: AIG’s Collapse Could Have Triggered Global Mass Panic
The failure in 2008 of American International Group Inc., the world's biggest insurer, would have caused "mass panic on a global scale," Timothy Geithner, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New ...