Reinsurance
AXIS Re CEO Nichols Resigns; Ekberg Will Succeed as Interim Head
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that John "Jay" Nichols has resigned from his position as chief executive officer of AXIS Re. Nichols has agreed to remain with the company in a ...
Greenberg, New York AG Dispute Admission of Wrongdoing in Fraud Settlement
Almost a dozen years ago, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a fraud lawsuit against former American Insurance Group Inc. CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg over two reinsurance ...
DuPont, Chemours Will Fork Over $671M to Resolve Chemical Leak Lawsuits
DuPont and Chemours Co have agreed to pay $671 million in cash to settle thousands of lawsuits involving a leak of a toxic chemical used to make Teflon, the companies said on Monday. Shares of ...
Summer Weather Predictions Toughen With La Niña’s Demise
With the end of a Pacific La Nina and no clear signal of where ocean temperatures are heading, predicting spring and summer weather that will impact agriculture and energy markets just got a little ...
Willis Re Tallies $39.5B in Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses for 2016
Insured loss estimates from major natural catastrophes totaled $39.5 billion during 2016, which is the highest level since 2012 when market losses totaled $60 billion, according to a report published ...
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 ...