Reinsurance
AIG Fraud Case Aftermath: Greenberg Blasts New York AG for Destroying ‘National Asset’
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc. chief executive officer, lambasted the New York State attorney general's office after admitting that he approved two reinsurance ...
Former AIG Chairman Greenberg Admits to Wrongdoing in Longstanding New York Fraud Lawsuit
Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg admitted to participating and approving two fraudulent reinsurance deals as part of a settlement over a decade-old fraud ...
Markel’s 2016 Saw Investment Income Gains, Higher Cat Losses
Markel Corp. ended 2016 with a drop in net income and increase in the combined ratio, with Hurricane Matthew and the Canadian wildfires to blame for higher catastrophe losses. At the same time, the ...
January Severe Weather in U.S. Cost Insurers More than $1B: Aon
Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as tornadoes hit a 17-year high, according a report published by Impact Forecasting, ...
The Latest Launches From Talbot, Assurant and Marsh
Talbot Underwriting launched three enhanced Lloyd's terror facilities. Assurant found a partner through which it is offering liability and property insurance coverage for vacation homeowners. Marsh ...
Argo Group Completes $235M Ariel Re Acquisition
Argo Group's $235 million acquisition of Ariel Re is now complete, and the acquired company's former CEO has a job with the combined company. Ryan Mather, Ariel Re's former chief executive officer, ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.
Chubb promoted a key executive to handle claims operations for Europe and Eurasia & Africa. AXIS Capital Holdings hired two new executives – veterans of Swiss Re and Ascent Underwriting – to ...
A Large Swath of Businesses Remain Ill-Prepared for Cyber Attacks: Hiscox
A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber attacks. Fewer than one-third ...