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Argo Urges Shareholders to Reject Voce’s ‘Poorly Researched Claims’ at Annual Meeting
Argo Group is urging shareholders to reject allegations of "reckless behavior" and "poorly researched claims" from activist stockholder Voce Capital Management when the company's annual shareholder ...
Carriers Increasingly Dinged by ‘Secondary’ Catastrophe Perils : Swiss Re
The insurance industry must wake up to the growing cost of "secondary" catastrophe perils, which amounted to more than 60 percent of the $76 billion price tag for insured natural catastrophe losses ...
Several Oil Companies Allege U.S. Government Sold Toxic Crude
Exxon Mobil Corp. is the latest company to raise concerns that a stockpile of U.S. government crude is tainted with poisonous gas. The American energy giant said some of the oil it purchased last ...
Executives On the Move at Zurich and Third Point Re
Zurich Insurance's Canadian Unit named a new head of Liability, who starts in the position on July 1. Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. hired a veteran industry executive to lead its specialty treaty ...
Most Midwest Homes Lack Flood Insurance: A.M. Best
States hit hardest by recent Midwest flooding — including Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota — generally have National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insured rates of less than 1 percent, ...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Blizzard Forces Some U.S. Grain Processors/Elevators to Close
A second "bomb cyclone" blizzard hitting the United States was limiting the movement and processing of corn, soybeans and wheat around the Midwest and Plains on Thursday. Grain trader Cargill Inc ...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Ascot Underwrites New Global Crop Insurance Platform
Farmers can now for the first time insure their produce against price volatility as easily as insuring their homes, with a global platform based on hundreds of niche commodity indexes, underwritten ...
Lloyd’s Will Now Restrict Drunk People From Entering Its Offices
Lloyd's continues to tighten up its workplace rules by restricting people from entering Lloyd's premises who are drunk or under the influence of drugs. The new rule, which was included in a market ...