Reinsurance
London Remains a Magnet for Global Finance, Though Insurance Employment Declined
From the pinnacle of the City of London's largest skyscraper, Stuart Lipton is wagering a $1.2 billion bet that the British capital remains a master of the international financial universe no matter ...
As the Private Flood Market Grows, Claims Professionals Will Be Tested
A nudge into the market by carriers offering private flood insurance is becoming more of a shove, which might bring new opportunities for claims adjusters and maybe create a more efficient claims ...
MS Amlin Exits Aviation Insurance Market
MS Amlin, the London-based global specialty insurer and reinsurer and subsidiary of MS&AD, confirmed its exit from the aviation insurance market, effective from Oct. 14 when it will cease ...
J&J Faces At Least 100,000 Injury Suits From Various Products
Johnson & Johnson has taken some costly beatings in court this year. And it could get worse. Just last week, a jury ordered J&J to pay $8 billion for wrongfully pushing doctors to prescribe ...
Japan Typhoon Death Toll Hits 43; 110,000 Rescuers Sent In
Japan is sending more than 110,000 people including its Self-Defense Forces to tackle rescue and cleanup operations in the wake of the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in decades, which left ...
The Aftershocks of the Guy Carpenter-JLT Re Alignment
Now that the dust has settled following the historic merger of giant broker Marsh and Jardine Lloyd Thompson, the transaction's impact on the two firms' reinsurance broking units, Guy Carpenter and ...
PartnerRe Getting New CFO, First-Ever Chief Operations Officer
Some executive leadership changes are coming to global reinsurer PartnerRe. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mario Bonaccorso plans to retire on March 31, 2020 to pursue a new ...
Hyundai, Kia Set Aside $758M to Resolve Class Action Suits Over Engine Fires
Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp have earmarked 900 billion won ($758 million) to settle U.S. class action litigation and address engine-related issues in the United States and South ...